Kim Jong-un convenes the Politburo of the WPK Central Committee to discuss pandemic and typhoon

The message of the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea leads TASS.

"The meeting identified emergency measures to prevent damage from the typhoon in connection with the fact that in the period from 26 to 27 August, all regions of Korea suffered from a strong typhoon," they said.

The meeting participants also discussed "some of the shortcomings of quarantine measures."

Earlier, the Ryonghap agency, citing intelligence in South Korea, reported that Kim Jong-un had allegedly transferred part of the powers to his younger sister, Kim Yeo-jong.