North Korea Ministry of Railways Stops operation of passenger trains connecting to China Xinhua News Agency January 31, 7:40
According to the China-owned Xinhua News Agency, the North Korean Ministry of Railways has informed the Chinese side that it will stop operating passenger trains between Beijing and Pyongyang during the period between China and North Korea. This is likely due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Prior to this, North Korea has stopped accepting foreign tourists, including Chinese.
North Korea's state media has been strengthening quarantine systems at airports and ports by declaring `` national emergency quarantine regime '' as responding to the new coronavirus as `` a serious political problem related to the survival of the nation ''. This suggests that the virus is nervous about the influx of virus into the country.