North Korea reportedly quarantines 380 foreigners in bid to prevent coronavirus outbreak

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North Korea has reportedly quarantined 380 foreigners as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus outbreak.

The majority of those quarantined are thought to be diplomats stationed in the capital city of Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Monday, citing state media in North Korea.

In this photo taken on February 6, 2020, a worker of the Songyo Knitwear Factory in Pyongyang produces masks for protection against the new coronavirus.has reportedly quarantined 380 foreigners as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus outbreak. The virus, which first emerged in China late last year, has since spread to more than two dozen countries. The WHO has declared the outbreak a global health emergency.an additional 409 cases of the coronavirus, with 150 deaths. That brings the total number of confirmed infections to 77,150, with 2,592 deaths nationwide.

 

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IMHO, the word 'pandemic' can now be used.

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IF north koreans would wash their hands they wouldn't be so dirty. C'mon girls.

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