2 foreigners, 2,280 N.Koreans left under COVID-19 quarantine
This marks the first time North Korea has unveiled the total number of people quarantined on a national level, although it has previously disclosed the figures by region.
This marks the first time North Korea has unveiled the total number of people quarantined on a national level, although it has previously disclosed the figures by region.
Authorities have also announced that the ferry service would be suspended from Tuesday.
Pompeo also accused Iran and Russia of waging disinformation campaigns about the virus.
Iran has the fourth highest official death toll from the coronavirus after Italy, China and Spain but, unlike those countries, it has yet to impose any lockdown on its citizens.
The US has the third-highest number of confirmed cases globally, behind China and Italy.
The lockdown, already in place for a week nationwide, orders all in France to stay inside except for essential trips outside such as shopping.
According to the latest update by the Washington-based John Hopkins University, the US has so far reported 46,450 coronavirus cases, with 590 deaths.
The COVID-19 disease has killed 16,557 people worldwide out of 381,499 confirmed cases. A total of 101,794 people have recovered.
The announcement has reportedly sparked mass panic buying in stores in Yangon.
