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A hotel staff member stands at a reception desk decorated with a map of the world on the wall, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea on Thursday stepped up its measures to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus while a major travel agency that specializes in tours to the reclusive country said it had been informed Pyongyang may ban foreign tourists from visiting.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)