North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country was facing the biggest shock since the republic was established, the Central Telegraph Agency (CTAC) reported.
According to the Central News Agency, the leader said: “Although the global situation is dangerous with the spread of the new Corona virus, the spread of this contagious infectious disease in our country can be described as the biggest shock since its establishment. If we lose focus on implementing virus measures, we will maintain regulation and control and strengthen infection control. ”
Representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Emergency Authority attended the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, led by Kim Jong Un, on Saturday. With the spread of the disease, the situation was initiated to verify at the highest level the work of the emergency system for epidemic control in the country.
For the first time since the pandemic began, North Korea has reported cases of coronavirus in the country, and a “rare fever” has begun to spread in the country since the end of April.
Nationwide, from the end of April to May 13, more than 524,440 people were diagnosed with high fever, but more than 243,000 recovered and more than 288,000 citizens were still isolated and receiving treatment. A total of 27 people died, examination of one of them revealed another omicron virus BA.2, or the so -called cryptic omicron.
As a result, North Korea implemented a “high-level emergency system to fight the epidemic” and, under Kim Jong-un’s guidance, a curfew was declared in all cities and provinces to stop the spread of the virus as soon as possible. weather. . as possible.
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