Kim Jong-un told top officials that North Korea would suffer "serious consequences" if it did not prevent the nCoV outbreak.

North Korea's central news agency (KCNA) on Monday quoted leader Kim Jong-un at a recent meeting of the Korean Workers' Party (WPK) saying the fight against Covid-19 was "an important issue." of the state to protect people, require maximum discipline ".

"In the event that an infectious disease is spreading beyond this control into our country, it will have serious consequences," Kim said, and demanded that officials blockade all roads of Covid-19. can invade North Korea.

Kim also decided to remove two senior officials, Ri Man-gon and Pak Thae-dok, both vice presidents of the WPK Central Committee and disband one party cell for corruption. These people are most likely involved in a corruption line related to North Korea's anti-epidemic measures of Covid-19. "No special cases were considered," Mr. Kim said.

North Korea has not recorded any cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019, leaving more than 84,000 people sick and nearly 3,000 dead worldwide.

North Korea has closed its borders, banned tourists, suspended trains and international flights, quarantined hundreds of foreigners to prevent an outbreak. The new semester in the country has also been postponed and the state media has asked people to "strictly adhere" to the nCoV prevention measures.

The UN Security Council has decided to waive sanctions on humanitarian aid activities to Pyongyang, in order to provide North Korea with the necessary equipment to combat the Covid-19 epidemic. Members of the UN Security Council also called on North Korea to allow the transport of anti-epidemic medical equipment and supplies into the country.