Kim Jong Un Says "Great Crisis" Caused By Unspecified Quarantine Lapse

Wednesday, 30 June 2021Newsdesk

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a "grave" situation stemming from quarantine negligence has created a crisis, hinting at Covid risks that could affect his rule after his regime has denied it has had any infections. There were no details of the nature of the incident in the report from the state's official Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday. Kim said through dereliction of duty, cadres neglected executing important decisions for prolonged national quarantine efforts, "creating a great crisis in ensuring the security of the state and safety of the people," KCNA reported.

New Delhi, 30 June 2021

As per news report of NDTV,"He seriously pointed out that chronic irresponsibility and incompetence of cadres at present bring artificial difficulties to the implementation of the Party's policies and become a major brake doing tremendous harm to the development of the revolutionary work," according to the report. Even though North Korea says it has no cases of the coronavirus -- a claim doubted by U.S. and Japanese officials -- it has taken drastic quarantine steps that have worsened the regime's economic woes, including closing the border with its biggest trade partner, China. Covid-19 brings a large risk to the impoverished state, whose antiquated medical systems could easily be overwhelmed by an infection wave.

Source -NDTV