North Korea Executes Official Who Broke Coronavirus Quarantine

Daily Mail: North Korea 'executes trade official for visiting a public bath while he was in quarantine over coronavirus fears after returning from China'

* South Korean media said the trade official was arrested and immediately shot
* Kim Jong-un has imposed military law to enforce the coronavirus quarantine
* North Korea has no confirmed cases but has taken strict quarantine measures

A North Korean official has been executed for going to a public bath while he was meant to be in quarantine, a report in the South has claimed.

The trade official was arrested and immediately shot after risking the spread of coronavirus by visiting the public bath, the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported.

The official had been placed in isolation after travelling to China with Kim Jong-un imposing military law to enforce the lockdown, sources said.

North Korea has not yet confirmed any cases of the virus, but has taken drastic measures to stop it spreading over its border with China.

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