2023 North Korea respiratory disease outbreak

An ongoing respiratory disease outbreak in North Korea in 2023, According to the NK News that the reports came from, the North Korean government has imposed a strict five-day lockdown in the capital city of Pyongyang due to the spread of unknowing respiratory illness.

Outbreak
On 25, January 2023 the respiratory illness occured in the capital of Pyongyang, The notice did not mention Covid but said that the illnesses currently spreading in the capital included the common cold, the report said.https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151669228/north-korea-lockdown

Lockdown
The government order comes a day after NK News, citing sources in Pyongyang, reported that people in the city appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown.

It is unclear if other areas have imposed similar lockdowns, and state media has not announced any new measures.

Related pages
 COVID-19 pandemic
 2022–2023 mpox outbreak

References

Category:21st-century epidemics
Category:January 2023 events
Category:February 2023 events
Category:2023 in Asia
Category:History of North Korea