Cross-border freight train services between North Korea and China have been suspended after a series of Covid-19 infections in the Chinese border city of Dandong, the Yonhap news agency said on Friday.
Authorities in Dandong decided on the suspension at North Korea’s request, the agency said, citing unidentified sources.
The suspension came less than four months after North Korea eased its years-long border lockdowns against the coronavirus that began early in 2020.
International aid groups say the strict lockdowns worsened economic problems and threatened food supplies to millions.
