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In North Korea, Chairman Kim Jong-un presided over the Corona19 meeting. He instructed the emergency defense system to obey and began internal discipline.

This is reporter Kim Ah-young.

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An extended meeting of the North Korean Labor Party's Political Bureau discussing what is called the issue of super express defense measures.

Chairman Kim Jong-un, who presided at the meeting, insisted that no exceptions be made to the emergency defense system, and obeys the central control unconditionally.

[Chosun Central TV: (Kim Chairman) said that the consequences of this infectious disease entering the country will be serious… .]

It is the first time Kim has ordered a post-corona incident.

We also launched an internal discipline crackdown.

High-ranking officials, Lee Man-gun and vice chairman Park Tae-deok were unusually dismissed.

[Central Chosun TV: Severe corruption has occurred at the party training base.]

Lehman Gun is also the leader of the organization's powerful leadership, who may have been dismissed here.

In the meantime, military training continued.

Military officers, masked by Kim and masked by fears of infection, commanded joint training of the People's Army's Army, Navy and Air Forces, without wearing masks.

There was no commemorative photo taken in close contact with the soldiers.

[Hongmin / Head of North Korea Research Institute, KINU: (Corona 19ro) The economy is bad. In general, the situation is not good, and there may be systematic relaxation (because there is concern), and it bends the party, the military, and the most vital organisations.

As North Korea chose to conduct training on August 8 alone, it is expected that political and military schedules will resume in the future.

(Image editing: Lee Seung-yeol)