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A lockdown order has been placed across North Korea due to the corona virus, and this atmosphere is evident even in North Korea seen from the border with China.

It is reported that North Korea and China are discussing concrete measures to support quarantine materials.



This is a report by Correspondent Songwook in Beijing.



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is the view of Junggang County, Jagang Province, North Korea from the border area with China.



There are large and small buildings, but no human figures are visible at all.



[Chinese border residents: In the past, North Koreans bathed and washed by the river, but now it is quiet.

There are no people on the road.]



In Onseong-gun, North Hamgyeong Province, which faces Tumen, China, artificial gulls are moving in the wind, and Sinuiju, located between Dandong and Yalu River in China, has also turned into a quiet city.



After the lockdown was imposed across North Korea on the 12th, all daily life has come to a standstill.



A North Korean source said that Sinuiju was locked down even before Pyongyang was shut down.



[North Korea source: (Pyongyang blockade) It entered a lockdown state about 8 or 9 days ago.

It was loosened for a day or two and then closed again.]



North Korea has recently requested China to provide quarantine materials, and it is said that they are discussing specifics.



[Zhao Lijian / Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China: China and North Korea have a wonderful tradition of helping each other in times of crisis.

Quarantine is a common task facing all mankind.]



Medicines such as COVID-19 testing equipment, fever reducers, and pain relievers are the priority targets.



Regarding the delivery method, it is known that there is a possibility of temporarily allowing not only ships in transit, but also land or air operations that are currently suspended.



North Korea is also mobilizing traders and institutions in China to secure medicines, a North Korean source said.



(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyeon, video editing: Jo Mu-hwan, screen source: Douin, Biribili, China)



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