North Korea has barred Western and Chinese visitors from attending an upcoming trade fair in Pyongyang over epidemiological concerns, reversing a recent, limited reopening to foreign participants, sources familiar with the matter told NK News.

The 18th Pyongyang International Autumn Trade Fair scheduled late October will not admit visitors from China or Western countries this year, with DPRK authorities citing Ebola-related border restrictions, sources said.

The decision marks a sharp reversal from the spring fair, when Pyongyang allowed Western visitors to attend for the first time in seven years. North Korea also admitteda limited number of companies from