North Korea Cancels Pyongyang Marathon Over Virus Scare
This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on February 15, 2020, shows people in protective suits spraying disinfectant at an undisclosed location in North Korea, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO; STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFPNorth Korea has cancelled the Pyongyang Marathon — its biggest tourist money-spinner of the year — because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, tour companies said on Friday.
Young Pioneer Tours, which specialises in budget trips to the isolated country, issued a similar statement. Almost 1,000 Westerners took part last year, according to organisers, paying entry fees of up to $150 to do so. Pyongyang has suspended flights and train services, banned tourists, and imposed 30 days of quarantine on resident foreigners.
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