North Korea leader attends Politburo meeting on COVID-19

rth Korea's executive committees held a meeting on Tuesday led by country's premier Kim Jong Un to discuss COVID-19 precautions, coming as it enters its ninth month of an international lockdown.

meeting of politburo was reported by rth's Korean Central News ncy (KCNA) early Wednesday morning local time, toger with six still photos on its website of Kim at meeting, in ruling Workers' Party Central Committee building in Pyongyang.

" meeting pointed out some faults found in preventing inros of malignant virus and h an in-depth study and discussion about issues on furr intensifying state emergency anti-epidemic work," KCNA reported.

However, re was ackwledgement of any actual COVID-19 cases in country, with official reporting of any confirmed coronavirus cases.

Since January country has kept up very stern warnings against virus, with limited resources available for hygiene and health care.

It shut down all its rmal international travel routes, which even in rmal times are few, in late January this year, putting a halt to all scheduled passenger flights by its flag-carrier Air Koryo.

re have been very few movements of diplomats and or foreigners in and out of country ackwledged since n.

politburo meeting also dressed natural disaster recovery efforts, after rth Korea was hit by repeated storms and typhoons in August and September.

Widespre dilapidated infrastructure makes rth Korea vulnerable to heavy wear.

In spite of all of issues discussed in meeting, rth Korea is continuing planning to celebrate 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party on 10 October this year.

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