North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on officials nationwide to ensure a successful harvest this year, “reawaken” local anti-COVID measures and improve consumer goods production and flood prevention efforts, state media reported on Friday.

Kim made the orders at the third politburo meeting of 2021, held on Thursday in Pyongyang, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). 

The politburo reportedly addressed some of the country’s most pressing issues, coming amid a self-proclaimed “food crisis,” devastating floods and an ongoing pandemic lockdown that has caused a general shortage of goods. The report was largely prescriptive and did not