Has North Korea Had a COVID Outbreak?
Listening to Kim Jong-un it appears they have had an outbreak of COVID somewhere in North Korea:
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said a “crucial case” has happened that could threaten the safety of his people and country in nationwide anti-epidemic efforts, state media reported Wednesday, spurring speculation that a coronavirus outbreak could have hit parts of the country.
Kim made the remarks as he presided over an extended politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party on Tuesday, accusing senior officials of neglecting their duties in carrying out measures needed to fight the global pandemic, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
“Senior officials in charge of important state affairs neglected the implementation of the important decisions of the party on taking organizational, institutional, material, scientific and technological measures … associated with the worldwide health crisis, and thus caused a crucial case of creating a great crisis in ensuring the security of the state and safety of the people and entailed grave consequences,” Kim was quoted as saying by the KCNA.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but considering how the Kim regime can literally lock people down they will likely quickly get this under control.
Bet someone is going to the gulag.
I’m pretty sure that is not a picture of Kim Jong Un. He’s approaching a healthy weight. Maybe they can’t even afford to feed the body doubles this summer.
@rocket man, if they’re going to the gulag, it’ll probably be as Soylent Green or compost.
The Kim family seems to have very little sense of humor about things that embarrass Norkistan.