It remains unclear when tourists will be able to visit the Joint Security Area (JSA) on the inter-Korean border again, the U.N. Command (UNC) told NK News on Monday, nearly three weeks after an American soldier dashed into North Korea during a tour of the sensitive area. 

The extended suspension marks the latest stumbling block for JSA tours over the last four years, after outbreaks of swine flu and then COVID-19 led to long-term closures from mid-2019.