What is 2023 North Korea respiratory disease outbreak?
{{Infobox epidemic | name = 2023 North Korea respiratory disease outbreak | image = | image_size = | caption = | disease = [[Respiratory tract infection]] | source = [[Respiratory system]] | virus_strain = Unknown | location = [[Korean Peninsula]] | index_case = [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] | arrival_date = {{Start date|2023|1|25}}–present | confirmed_cases = | deaths = 0 }} An ongoing '''respiratory disease outbreak''' in '''North Korea''' in 2023, According to the NK News that the reports came from, the North Korean government has imposed a strict five-day lockdown in the capital city of [[Pyongyang]] due to the spread of unknowing respiratory illness.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/north-korea-locks-down-capital-city-over-respiratory-illness-report-2023-01-25 | title=North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness' | newspaper=Reuters | date=25 January 2023 }}</ref> ==Outbreak== On 25, January 2023 the respiratory illness occured in the capital of Pyongyang, The notice did not mention Covid but said that the illnesses currently spreading in the capital included the common cold, the report said.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151669228/north-korea-lockdown</ref> ==Lockdown== The government order comes a day after NK News, citing sources in Pyongyang, reported that people in the city appeared to be stocking up on goods in anticipation of a lockdown.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-pyongyang-lockdown-respiratory-illness-rcna67572 | title=North Korea locks down capital city over 'respiratory illness' | website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref> It is unclear if other areas have imposed similar lockdowns, and state media has not announced any new measures.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/world/asia/north-korea-pyongyang-lockdown.html | title=North Korea Imposes Lockdown on Pyongyang to Fight 'Recurrent Flu' |