NORTH KOREA— President. Kim Jong Un on Friday called for an utmost effort in preventing any natural disasters and the country’s COVID-19 cases from dismantling their economy.
North Korea’s economy has been pummeled down by international sanctions, self-imposed border and movement lockdowns to curb the further spread of COVID-19, and the country faced seasonal heavy rainfalls which raised concerns in damaging the food supplies.
North Korea has not confirmed the number of COVID-19 cases in the country but has imposed strict movements and lockdowns and closed borders as a matter of national survival.
North Korea has turned down shipments of China’s Sinovac and doses of AstraZeneca vaccines and urged that these be donated to countries that need them.
(PHOTO CREDIT: reuters.com)