Kim Jong-un wears a mask for the first time after the first case of Covid-19

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 North Korean media first published a photo of leader Kim Jong-un wearing a medical mask, after the country recorded its first Covid-19 case.


Yonhap on May 12 reported that North Korea's central television station posted a video recording the image of leader Kim Jong-un wearing a medical mask for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. last year.


On the same day, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced the emergency situation in North Korea when the country recorded its first case of Covid-19 after more than two years of maintaining a strict epidemic prevention policy.


The ruling Workers' Party of Korea's Politburo held an emergency meeting chaired by Kim. All participants wore masks and Mr. Kim only took off his mask when speaking.


"This is the first time that North Korean state media has shown an image of Kim Jong-un wearing a mask at a public event. This shows that the North Korean government attaches importance to the situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in the country as much as it is." how," Yonhap said.


During the meeting, Mr. Kim ordered a blockade of all cities and residential areas. According to Kim, the authorities must quickly eliminate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, prevent it from spreading, and conduct prompt treatment.


Meeting participants criticized members of the anti-epidemic force for being "irresponsible and incompetent", and highlighted the need to switch the health system to "maximum emergency isolation" mode. maybe".


In another development, on the same day, South Korea said that North Korea appeared to have fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, just hours after Pyongyang confirmed its first Covid-19 case. Meanwhile, Japan said that Pyongyang's missiles landed in waters between North Korea's east coast and outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.


North Korea has carried out weapons tests with unprecedented frequency since the start of this year, seemingly demonstrating its determination to project its military might against its rivals.

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