North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared “victory in the fight against coronavirus” in the country and ordered the lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures introduced in May. This was reported on Thursday, August 11, by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.

At a meeting on anti-epidemic measures, Kim Jong-un “solemnly declared victory in the emergency anti-epidemic campaign”, urging the nation to remain vigilant and apply control measures in border areas in the face of the spread of smallpox and other variants. of COVID-19 worldwide.

On May 12, North Korea reported the country’s first case of “fever”, which foreign experts believe is a coronavirus infection. Prior to that, during the entire pandemic, Pyongyang did not report any cases of the disease. According to state media, the total number of cases of “fever” since the end of April in the DPRK has exceeded 4.8 million people, 74 patients have died.

Kim Jong-un’s sister announced her serious illness

Speaking at the same meeting, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Ye-jong said that Kim Jong-un became seriously ill during the “fever” epidemic in the DPRK.

“Despite being seriously ill with a high fever, he couldn’t lie down for a minute, thinking about the people he had to care for in the conditions of the anti-epidemic war,” she said.

Kim Ye-jong did not elaborate on Kim Jong-un’s health status, but accused South Korean authorities of “provoking the entry” of COVID-19 into North Korea. According to her, leaflets and things are being sent from South Korea to the DPRK through which an “evil virus” is spreading.

The situation of the coronavirus in the world

Meanwhile, the number of recorded cases of coronavirus infection in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University this Thursday morning, reached 587 million 474 thousand 363. Since the beginning of the spread of the virus in the world, 6 million 427 thousand 326 people died from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.