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N. Korean authorities slap ban on travel between regions until next February
Those with permits can still travel, but the number of “checkpoints are increasing between provinces, a source told Daily NK
2020.12.16 2:02pm
North Korea has reportedly banned people from traveling between regions from early December through the end of next February as a “super-class” quarantine measure against COVID-19. According to a source, however, the ban is not a total one as movement is allowed for some supplies and individuals with permits.
In a phone conversation with Daily NK on Tuesday, a source inside North Korea said authorities decided to place a “50-day nationwide ban on movement from Dec. 1 to Feb 20.” He said an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party “decided [on the measure] internally, and an order was issued the very next day.”