In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a Politburo meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 2, 2020. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called the country’s handling of the coronavirus “a shining success,” according to a report from the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
According to KCNA, Kim said the country had “thoroughly prevented the inroad of the malignant virus and maintained stable anti-epidemic situation despite the worldwide health crisis, which is a shining success achieved by the far-sighted leadership of the Party Central Committee.”
However Kim urged people not to get complacent and “maintain maximum alert,” the KCNA report added.
North Korea has not publicly reported any coronavirus infections, but it borders two of the most heavily affected countries in the region — China and South Korea.
