North Korea's General Secretary Kim Jong Un delivered a speech at a conference summarizing measures against the new coronavirus, claiming that the number of infected people in the country has continued to zero and the risk of the spread of infection has disappeared, stating that the new corona will be suppressed. I have won the
On the 11th, North Korea's Korean Workers' Party organ newspaper "Rodong Shimbun" said that the "National Emergency Prevention General Meeting" was held in Pyongyang, the capital, on the 10th in relation to measures against the new coronavirus, and General Secretary Kim Jong-un gave a speech. I told you.
In it, Kim said, ``The number of infected people nationwide has been zero for 12 consecutive days. He declared that he had won the war against epidemics.
In May, North Korea announced that it had confirmed the first case of a new type of corona infection, and the number of fevers per day exceeded 390,000 at its peak, but since July 29, it has been zero. was doing.
In addition, General Secretary Kim has said that measures such as city blockades will be relaxed, and it seems that there is also a speculation that he will appeal as his own achievements before the National Foundation Day in September.
On the other hand, General Secretary Kim revealed that no vaccination has been done in the country.
While there are concerns about the re-expansion of the infection, the reason for the early declaration of convergence seems to be the desire to fully resume trade with foreign countries that are affected by border blockades, etc., and to rebuild the economy. .