North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory over COVID-19. North Korea’s KCNA news agency reported that Mr. Kim ordered the lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May. It said that Mr. Kim has also asserted that North Korea must maintain a strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensify the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis.
The North Korean leader made his declaration in a speech yesterday at a meeting on COVID policy, with thousands of unmasked officials sitting indoors. According to KCNA, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, also addressed the gathering and said, the young leader himself had suffered from fever symptoms.
Meanwhile, North Korea has never confirmed how many people were caught with COVID-19.
