North Korea's Politburo discusses "danger" from COVID-19, promotes officials



COVID-19 North Korea’s Politburo discusses “danger” from COVID-19, promotes officials Meeting comes ahead of planned parliamentary session, originally set to take place on Friday Jeongmin Kim April 11, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun Updated at 17:45 KST to include more details from the state television footage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw a meeting of the ruling party Politburo (PB), state media reported Sunday, discussing the country's measures to prevent a "virus epidemic" and promoting several officials. Updated at 17:45 KST to include more details from the state television footage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw a meeting of the ruling party Politburo (PB), state media reported Sunday, discussing the country's measures to prevent a "virus epidemic" and promoting several officials. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea’s Politburo discusses “danger” from COVID-19, promotes officials

Meeting comes ahead of planned parliamentary session, originally set to take place on Friday

Jeongmin Kim April 11, 2020

North Korea’s Politburo discusses “danger” from COVID-19, promotes officials

Rodong Sinmun

Updated at 17:45 KST to include more details from the state television footage

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw a meeting of the ruling party Politburo (PB), state media reported Sunday, discussing the country's measures to prevent a "virus epidemic" and promoting several officials.