In North Korea, people were executed, the capital was closed, and fishing and salt mining were suspended.
He writes about it The New York Times with reference to South Korean officials familiar with the report of the Republic's National Intelligence Agency (NIS).
It follows from the report of the South Korean intelligence that the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, recently "shows excessive anger and makes irrational decisions." Yes, he ordered the execution of at least two people. One of them worked in an exchange office, he was accused of "involvement in raising the exchange rate." The second is a customs officer who allegedly allowed the illegal import of goods from abroad. The identities of those executed are not disclosed.
In addition, Kim Jong-un decided to close the country's capital, Pyongyang, he notes Associated Press. Before that, at the beginning of November, the authorities blocked the port of Hesan, the city of Rajin and the port of Nampho. Fishing and salt mining have also been suspended in the country: the authorities fear that the sea water may be contaminated by COVID-19.
It should be noted that North Korea has repeatedly stated that there was not a single case of coronavirus infection in the country during the entire pandemic, the suspicion of its presence was allegedly observed only once.
