N.Korea's Kim calls for preventing natural disasters and COVID-19 outbreaks
The Peninsula
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged efforts to prevent natural disasters or coronavirus outbreaks from damaging the economy as he convened a meeting of the ruling party's politburo, state media reported on Friday.
Economic plans dominated the agenda at the meeting held in Pyongyang on Thursday, KCNA news agency reported. The country's economy has been battered by international sanctions and self-imposed border and movement lockdowns aimed at preventing a coronavirus outbreak. Seasonal heavy rains and typhoons have raised further concerns about damage to food supplies.More Related News