North Korea has declared a \u201cshining victory\u201d in its battle with COVID-19 amid suggestions from Kim Jong-un\u2019s sister that he was among those who contracted the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at a meeting of health workers and scientists in Pyongyang, Kim called for preventive measures to be eased and described the official death toll of 74 as an \u201cunprecedented miracle in the history of the world health community,\u201d state-run media said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kim said, \u201cthe victory gained by our people is a historical event that once again showed the world the greatness of our state, the indomitable tenacity of our people, and the beautiful national customs we are proud of,\u201d state news agency KCNA said in its report of Wednesday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His influential sister, Kim To-jong, blamed the country\u2019s outbreak on propaganda leaflets flown over the border in balloons from South Korea and warned of \u201cdeadly\u201d retaliation if Seoul failed to prevent activists from sending the leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also suggested that her brother had contracted the virus, saying that he had been among the tens of millions of North Koreans to have come down with a \u201cfever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven though he was seriously ill with a high fever, he could not lie down for a moment thinking about the people he had to take care of until the end in the face of the anti-epidemic war,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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