Pyongyang approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID lockdown
(VOVWORLD) - The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sunday said Pyongyang has approved the return of its citizens staying abroad after years of border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 An Air Koryo plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on August 22, 2023. (Photo: AP) |
According to KCNA, the decision was made after the State Emergency Epidemic Prevention Headquarters on Saturday adjusted the anti-epidemic degree following “eased worldwide pandemic situation.”
But those returned will be put under proper medical observation at quarantine wards for a week.
Last week North Korea resumed international passenger flights with China and Russia after 3 years of border closures due to the pandemic.