Kim Jong Un urges North Korea to stay alert in rare comment on the coronavirus pandemic.
Kim made the comments during a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party, and several photos of him at the meeting were also published in the North's officialAccording to state media, Kim also sharply criticized inattentiveness among officials and violations of emergency anti-virus rules. He warned that a"hasty relief of anti-epidemic measures will result in unimaginable and irretrievable crisis," for the country.
Earlier this year, North Korea also shut down nearly all cross-border traffic, banned tourists and mobilized health workers to quarantine anyone with similar symptoms to the coronavirus. Kim's recent statement suggests North Korea's border closure with China, its biggest trading partner and economic pipeline, will likely continue despite the toll that it is taking on the already heavily sanctioned economy.
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