North Korea places new rules on diplomats following suspected COVID-19 case

Regulations place firm new restrictions on foreign envoys' freedom of movement, public gatherings

Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2020

North Korea places new rules on diplomats following suspected COVID-19 case

Rodong Sinmun

North Korea on Tuesday distributed new quarantine regulations to diplomats residing in Pyongyang, following news over the weekend that the country had detected its first suspected case of the COVID-19 virus.

The rules, distributed to diplomats by the DPRK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and seen by NK News, are reportedly part of recent changes to the country's "national emergency anti-epidemic system," raised to the level of "maximum emergency" on Saturday.

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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