North Korea has called for stricter measures to ensure the safety of its citizens from the coronavirus pandemic even though the country is yet to confirm a single case
North Korea has called for stricter measures to ensure the safety of its citizens from the coronavirus pandemic at a political bureau meeting presided over by its leader, Kim Jong-un, state media reported on Sunday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a politburo meeting in Pyongyang on Saturday, in this picture supplied by the North Korean government on Sunday.North Korea is yet to acknowledge it has recorded any cases of coronavirus, a claim that has been met with widespread scepticism. The North had previously announced that the larger Supreme People's Assembly was scheduled for Friday but it was delayed.
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