North Korea closes borders amid fears of deadly coronavirus pandemic as 300 infected

Daily Star ^ | January 21, 2020

[rdl6989]

North Korea has closed its borders to tourists amid fears of the spread of a deadly new coronavirus in China – as around 300 cases have been confirmed.

Kim Jong-un's ruthless regime has banned foreigns as the new disease spreads, already being reported to have crossed to Japan and feared to have spread to Thailand.

[rdl6989]

While FR was down there were reports of the virus being found in South Korea, Taiwan and Philippines.

[rdl6989]

Ping.

[wastedyears]

Good idea

[G Larry]

NK border closed?

I didn't know anybody was trying to get in?

[dfwgator]

Well I don’t think there are too many people itching to get into North Korea. So they’ve got that advantage.

[rfreedom4u]

I didn’t know anybody was trying to get in?

My thoughts exactly. What touristy stuff is there in NK?

[Vigilanteman]

Main attraction is those Stalinesque buildings along the DMZ which Trump stepped over during his last visit. Of course, the Norks don’t want coronavirus brought over as starving people have low disease resistance. So this is theatre more than anything.

[UCANSEE2]

The world is about to change drastically again.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Closed border. Sounds like they’re keeping their people in. At least they don’t have to worry about world or public opinion.

[RandallFlagg]

In World War Z, they closed their borders and ordered everyone underground to avoid the Solanum zombie virus in the book.
In the movie, they pulled everyone’s teeth.

[Kickass Conservative]

Can’t say that I blame them.

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[GOPJ]

And Washington State...

[beethovenfan]

Aren’t their borders always closed?

[catnipman]

“North Korea has closed its borders to tourists amid fears of the spread of a deadly new coronavirus in China”

can’t really blame them for doing that ... seems like a common sense move whenever it’s possible ...

[ManHunter]

Wouldn’t want all those people dying of starvation to get sick, now would we...