{"id":47913,"date":"2021-03-09T07:13:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T22:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=47913"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:45:26","slug":"samjiyon-again-put-under-lockdown-under-covid-19-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/samjiyon-again-put-under-lockdown-under-covid-19-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Samjiyon again put under lockdown over COVID-19 fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Samjiyon, in Yanggang Province, has again been put under lockdown over COVID-19 fears, Daily NK has learned.<\/p>\n<p>The central government ordered the lockdown on Mar. 3, according to a source in the province Daily NK spoke with yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The source said that the lockdown order was due to an &#8220;illegal border crossing&#8221; and is aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42520\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0_2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Samjiyon work units rumors\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0_2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0_2-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/\uae40\uc815\uc740-\uc0bc\uc9c0\uc5f0_2.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panorama view of Samjiyon County, Yanggang Province. \/ Image: Rodong Sinmun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lockdown order has closed all organizations in the city, except for law enforcement-related agencies, and prohibited all gatherings and movements of people in the city. The order also included a directive for people &#8220;not to leave their houses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The lockdown order further shutdown local markets &#8220;for the time being&#8221; and has prohibited the entry of all vehicles transporting food from outside of the city. There have subsequently been concerns that commodity prices may spike as a result of this measure.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities have not presented a specific period in which the lockdown order is to remain in effect.<\/p>\n<p>There is the possibility that the authorities will soon downgrade the lockdown order as they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/hyesan-lockdown-downgraded-following-strong-complaints-locals\/\">recently done<\/a> in Hyesan.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean authorities handed down lockdown orders in Aug. 2020 and in January of this year due to &#8220;illegal border crossing&#8221; incidents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%e5%8c%97-%ec%82%bc%ec%a7%80%ec%97%b0%ec%8b%9c-%eb%98%90-%eb%b4%89%ec%87%84%ec%9d%b8%ec%9b%90%c2%b7%eb%ac%bc%ec%9e%90-%ec%9d%b4%eb%8f%99-%ec%a0%84%eb%a9%b4-%ec%b0%a8\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Samjiyon, in Yanggang Province, has again been put under lockdown over COVID-19 fears, Daily NK has learned. The central government ordered the lockdown on Mar. 3, according to a source in the province Daily NK spoke with yesterday. 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