About the Author
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.
Concerns about a dust storm passing through Pyongyang led North Korean authorities to order residents to stay indoors on Wednesday, not fears about an outbreak of COVID-19, NK News has learned.
South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo reported that North Korea ordered a lockdown across the country after a number of patients developed fevers, with citizens told on May 4 not to leave their houses.