Passengers wearing masks as a precaution against a new coronavirus stand before boarding a flight to Vladivostok, Russia, at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)
March 8, 2020
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March 8, 2020 8:39 p.m.
North Korea flies out foreign diplomats during virus fight
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A special North Korean flight carrying presumably dozens of diplomats and other foreigners arrived in Russia's Far East on Monday as the country tightens its lockdown intended to fend off the coronavirus.