Kim Jong Un the North Korean leader ordered execution of at least 2 people, lockdown capital Pyongyang as well as banned fishing at sea as an effort to protect the country against Covid 19 as well its economic damage.
North Korea’s government also asked diplomats overseas to avoid any act that provokes United States as he is worried about President-elect Joe Biden’s new approach towards his country.
National Intelligence Service (NIS) told lawmakers that in Pyongyang a high-profile money changer were executed by North Korea last month for a falling exchange rate and another key official was executed in August for violating government regulations that restricted goods brought from abroad.
Pyongyang and northern Jagang province was put under lockdown due to Covid 19 concerns