North Korea seems to be suffering from the corona pandemic. The closed, Stalinist country has so far claimed not to have a single corona infection, but now the state news agency KCNA reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is very dissatisfied with the approach. Figures are not mentioned, but Kim speaks of a “major crisis”.
He is said to have called top officials “incompetent, irresponsible and lax”. In the Politburo, one member of the presidium has been fired; who is unclear. The presidency consists of Kim and four other directors. An expert from the South Korean Institute of National Unification expects North Korean Prime Minister Kim Tok to be replaced, the US news agency AP reported.
“There is no way North Korea will ever admit that a corona infection has been diagnosed. Even if there are massive infections, the country will keep it quiet and continue with the approach it has always said is great,” the statement said. expert. “But it’s also clear that something significant has happened, so serious that top officials are now reported to have been reprimanded.”
Due to the corona pandemic, North Korea has closed its borders, but it is known that the border with China is not watertight. There may be outbreaks in border towns such as Sinuiju and Hyesan. Vaccines are scarce in North Korea and health care is insufficient to care for large numbers of patients.
North Korea has reported to the World Health Organization that more than 30,000 residents have been tested so far, many of whom had a fever or breathing problems, but none have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
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