North Korea has announced that more than 230,000 new symptoms of fever have been confirmed, as the number of fever suspected to be caused by the new coronavirus continues.
General Secretary Kim Jong-un held a meeting of the executive committee members of the Political Bureau, which is the core of the Workers' Party of Korea, to criticize the response of executives and tighten the internal situation.
The North Korean Workers' Party of Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper dated 18th reported that in North Korea, where there are a series of fever suspected to be caused by the new coronavirus, there are more than 232,800 new people in one day until 6 pm on the 17th. Symptoms of fever were confirmed and six people were reported dead.
The cumulative number of fever since the end of last month is more than 1,715,900, and the death toll is 62.
On the 17th, General Secretary Kim Jung-eun held a meeting of the party's core Political Bureau Standing Committee members to discuss immediate epidemic prevention measures and policy directions.
Kim criticized the response of the executives, saying, "The immaturity of the crisis response ability and the non-aggressive attitude of the executives, which appeared in the trial of epidemic prevention that we faced for the first time since the founding of the country, exposed the weaknesses and brought about serious results." , I tried to tighten the inside.
In addition, the documents and personnel matters to be submitted to the party's central committee general meeting, which is announced to be held early next month, are also on the agenda.
In the photo published in the Rodong Sinmun, all nine attendees, including General Secretary Kim, did not wear masks, but you can see that the room doors are open.
According to sources, North Korea is said to be vulnerable to China's backing, as it is believed that three state-owned Air Koryo transport planes brought in antipyretics and inspection kits from China on the 16th. It is believed that he asked for support for the medical system.
US spokesman "Tragedy rather than great irony"
A spokesman for the U.S. State Department, Price, said at a press conference on the 17th that North Korea has refused support from the COVAX facility, an international framework aimed at fair distribution of vaccines. It is more tragic than ironic to refuse to provide the vaccine and continue to invest huge amounts of money in nuclear and missile development programs that have nothing to do with improving humanitarian conditions. " ..
"While the North Korean leadership enriches itself and cares only about its surroundings, the citizens are suffering from the additional burden of the new coronavirus," he said. I blamed you.