SEOUL: Several embassies in North Korea closed on Monday (March 9) as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus.
North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own people into isolation.
Monday's evacuation came after reports that a special flight was being arranged to fly diplomats and other foreigners from Pyongyang to the Russian city of Vladivostok. It was"business as normal" in Pyongyang but everyone was wearing masks"without exception", German ambassador Pit Heltmann said on arrival.
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