North Korea's state-run airline Air Koryo says it has banned Chinese nationals and other foreigners on flights from Beijing to Pyongyang.
Air Koryo officials told NHK the move follows the outbreak of pneumonia possibly linked to a new coronavirus in China.
The Beijing-based Koryo Tours has also stopped accepting foreign tourists to North Korea as of Wednesday.
The state-run Korean Central Television reported on the outbreak in its evening news on Tuesday. It cited a health ministry official as saying the government is making great efforts to inform citizens about the virus and to prevent its spread.
NHK
