SEOUL — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against COVID\u002D19 on Thursday, with the leader’s sister revealing he had suffered from fever…
Kim ordered a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, adding that North Korea must maintain a “steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis,” according to a report by state news agency KCNA.
“Even though he was seriously ill with a high fever, he could not lie down for a moment thinking about the people he had to take care of until the end in the face of the anti-epidemic war,” she said in remarks at a meeting on Wednesday to review the country’s anti-epidemic responses.tap here to see other videos from our teamShe did not elaborate on Kim’s health, but blamed leaflets from South Korea found near the border for causing the outbreak.
“We can no longer overlook the uninterrupted influx of rubbish from South Korea,” she said, threatening to “wipe out” Seoul’s authorities. “Our countermeasure must be a deadly retaliatory one.” “The meeting seems primarily aimed at fostering unity among the people, but could also be to send a message to China that they’re COVID-free and ready to restart trade,” said Yang Moo-jin, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.
“Whatever the truth behind the numbers, this is the story being told to the North Korean citizens. And right now the numbers are telling them that the epidemic is over,” said Martyn Williams, a researcher with the U.S.-based 38 North Project, who has been tracking North Korean case reports.Article content
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