{"id":38693,"date":"2022-05-14T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T15:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=38693"},"modified":"2022-05-14T15:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T15:41:53","slug":"covid-outbreak-a-great-disaster-kim-jong-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=38693","title":{"rendered":"Covid outbreak a great disaster \u2013 Kim Jong-un"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>North Korea\u2019s rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak is a \u201cgreat disaster\u201d for the country, its leader Kim Jong-un has said, according to state media.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Kim called for an all-out battle to tackle the spread of the virus during an emergency meeting on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes after officials announced the first confirmed cases on Thursday \u2013 although experts believe the virus has likely been circulating for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are fears a major outbreak could have dire consequences in North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its population of 25 million is vulnerable due to the lack of a vaccination programme and poor healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And on Saturday, state media reported that there had been half a million cases of unexplained fever in recent weeks. The country has limited testing capabilities so most Covid cases are not confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That figure marked a major increase on the numbers given on both Friday and Thursday, potentially providing some indication of the scale of North Korea\u2019s outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe spread of the malignant epidemic is [the greatest] turmoil to fall on our country since the founding,\u201d the official KCNA news agency quoted Mr Kim as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He blamed the crisis on bureaucratic and medical incompetence, and suggested lessons could be learnt from the response of countries like neighbouring China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State media reports that 27 people have died since April after suffering a fever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports do not say whether they tested positive for Covid, apart from one death in the capital Pyongyang which was confirmed to be a case of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unprecedented admission on Thursday marked the end of two years of North Korean claims to be free of Covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The secretive country rejected offers from the international community to supply millions of AstraZeneca and Chinese-made jabs last year. Instead, it claimed it had controlled Covid by sealing its borders early in January 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It shares land borders with South Korea and China, which have both battled outbreaks. China is now struggling to contain an Omicron wave with lockdowns in its biggest cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a meeting outlining new Covid rules on Thursday, Mr Kim was seen wearing a face mask on television for what was believed to be the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He ordered \u201cmaximum emergency\u201d virus controls, which appeared to include orders for local lockdowns and gathering restrictions in workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Korea has said it offered humanitarian aid after Thursday\u2019s announcement, but Pyongyang is yet to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion\/advertisement? 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