North Korea has warned its citizens to stay indoors, saying China’s seasonal yellow powder could bring the new coronavirus to the country.
“As new coronavirus infections continue to spread around the world, the desire to dust yellow and take additional action has become more critical,” North Korean party official Rodong Sinmun said Thursday.
The claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 can spread to North Korea from the Gobi Desert, 1900 km away, appears to be substantiated.
Two meters is not an unusual measure of social distancing, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, droplets containing the virus can linger in the air for hours infrequently.
The North Korean newspaper said citizens choir open-air activities and adhere to prevention rules, such as dressing in masks when they pass out.
North Korea has not reported any cases of coronavirus, an assertion that fitness experts are questioning. Pyongyang has imposed strict border controls and quarantine measures to prevent an epidemic.
For analysts, an epidemic can be devastating for this economically and politically distant country.
State broadcaster KRT said Wednesday that yellow dust and fine dust would possibly involve destructive substances, such as heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms, that would add viruses.
“People want to pay attention to non-public hygiene after returning from abroad,” a news reader said. “In addition, the staff avoids outdoor construction, even at reconstruction sites. “
On Thursday, the Russian Embassy in North Korea wrote on Facebook that North Korea’s Foreign Ministry had ordered all visitors to the country to wait for the dust typhoon inside.
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