Kim, the leader of N. Korean, condemns the “immature” reaction of officials in the outbreak of COVID.

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Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accuses his country of “immature” response to the first officially confirmed outbreak of COVID-19, and government officials are inadequate as the heat struck the country. State media reported Wednesday that it had accused the inertia.

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North Korea reported that after the first outbreak of COVID last week, the number of people with fever increased by 232,880 and the number of deaths increased by six. The number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 has not been disclosed.

Kim presided over the Politburo meeting of the ruling Labor Party on Tuesday, increasing the “complexity and difficulty” of fighting a pandemic when “the immaturity of the state’s ability to deal with the crisis” is “time is life.” He said he had. KCNA.

North Korea has reported 1.72 million cases of fever, including 62 deaths as of Tuesday night, since it first acknowledged the outbreak of COVID-19.

Amid concerns about vaccine shortages and adequate health infrastructure in isolated countries, KCNA is treating COVID-19 with the aim of preventing drug overdose and other abuses that have led to many of the reported deaths. He said the guide was developed by health authorities.

Although this guide includes individualized treatments for different types of patients, state media does not elaborate on which medications are involved in the treatment plan.