North Korea’s ebola quarantine measures will soon be lifted, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday, citing a North Korean source.

“I heard that the quarantine measures to block the ebola virus will soon be lifted, directly from a related official,” RFA quoted the source as saying.

In advance of lifting the quarantine measures, the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea dispatched inspectors over the border areas to check its emergency measures system, the report said.

North Korea has taken strict measures over ebola since October, banning tourism to North Korea at first and following with a strict 21-day quarantine.

Some arguedthat the measures