A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's military said on Sunday.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it carried out a search operation after detecting the person around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday on the eastern side of the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas.
The border crossing, which is illegal in South Korea, came as North Korea carries out strict anti-coronavirus measures since shutting borders in early 2020, though it has not confirmed any infections. after a North Korean defector who he said had COVID-19 symptoms illegally crossed the border into the North from the South.
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