North Korea will reinstate a nationwide mask mandate this week, according to a new notice distributed in Pyongyang and seen by NK News.
The notice states that masks are required from Oct. 1 to protect the population from “flu and infectious diseases that can occur during fall and winter,” but does not explicitly mention COVID-19.
North Korea will reinstate a nationwide mask mandate this week, according to a new notice distributed in Pyongyang and seen by NK News.
The notice states that masks are required from Oct. 1 to protect the population from “flu and infectious diseases that can occur during fall and winter,” but does not explicitly mention COVID-19.
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