North Korea ‘executes Govt official suspected of having coronavirus for visiting a public bath’
According to reports, a North Korean official was put to death for violating his coronavirus quarantine by visiting a public bath instead of adhering to the quarantine measures.
The official, identified as a trade official, had been placed in medical quarantine upon returning from China to North Korea.
Upon being caught violating the quarantine, the government worker was arrested and immediately executed for risking the spread of coronavirus during his visit to the public bath, as reported by the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper.
As a response to the incident, Kim Jong-un imposed military law to enforce the lockdown, leading to the isolation of the official and a strict decree against leaving quarantine without approval, acco...