North Korea to take more thorough measures to guard against virusNorth Korea says it’ll take more thorough measures to guard against the coronavirus, though it has been maintaining a “very stable anti-epidemic situation.”The Korean Central News Agency reports today that leader Kim Jong Un and other leaders discussed the pandemic during a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang yesterday. It says the leaders agreed that it has become impossible to remove the danger of virus infections in a short time. It says such an environment can create “some obstacles to our struggle and progress.”North Korea has been taking all-out efforts to prevent the virus from spreading in the country. It has said there hasn’t been a single virus case on its territory, a claim questioned by many outside experts. During Saturday’s meeting, the North Korean leaders said their country has been maintaining a “very stable anti-epidemic situation” because it took swift, strict anti-epidemic steps and has been operating a through, consistent quarantine system.-AP

Source: The Standard April 12, 2020 04:52 UTC