The North Korean leader blasted the negligence and laziness of officials, accusing them of worsening the coronavirus epidemic in the country, reported the official media.

More than 1.7 million cases, and Kim Jong-un's anger. Presiding over a party meeting on Tuesday, the North Korean leader said there was a "lack of maturity in the state's ability to deal with the crisis" and criticized the "non-positive attitude, softness and inactivity of senior state officials," the official KCNA agency said on Wednesday, May 18.

           

North Korea recorded 232,880 new cases of "fever" Tuesday night, bringing the total toll to 1.72 million cases and 62 deaths, according to the same source. At the meeting Tuesday, Kim Jong-un promised to "awaken the entire Party like an active volcano" to counter the spread of the virus.

                                       

Since the country announced its first case of Covid-19 last Thursday, the leader has taken personal charge of the fight against the epidemic, which he said is causing "great upheaval" in the country. Among other things, he has ordered a nationwide lockdown, as his population is unvaccinated, and has deployed the military to help fight the coronavirus .

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