Embassies close in N. Korea

Before you go: A child getting her temperature taken before boarding a flight to Vladivostok at Pyongyang International Airport. — AFP

Seoul: Several embassies in North Korea closed as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of Covid-19.

North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own people into isolation.