North Korea Suddenly Makes An Important Announcement, Declares Victory Against COVID-19

JAKARTA - The world does not know how the development of the COVID-19 virus in North Korea. But suddenly the country has just issued an important announcement, North Korea has won against COVID-19.

The important statement was delivered directly by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Jong Un has ordered the lifting of the maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media said Thursday, August 11.

North Korea has not disclosed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found. But since July 29, North Korea has reported no new cases.

Analysts say that although authoritarian North Korea has used the pandemic to tighten social controls, its declaration of victory could be the start to restoring trade hampered by border lockdowns and other restrictions.

Observers also say it may pave the way for North Korea to test nuclear weapons for the first time since 2017.

Meanwhile, according to NK News, his older sister, Kim Yo Jong, said in a speech at the meeting that he believed South Koreans deliberately spread COVID-19 to the North in April.