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Kim Jong-un dismisses two senior officials for corruption

| @indiablooms | Feb 29, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Pyongyang/Xinhua/UNI: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday sacked two senior officials for corruption and other acts and made new arrangements to battle COVID-19.

In a recent high-level meeting, Ri Man Gon and Pak Thae Dok were dismissed from the posts of vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

The meeting also discussed the various measures taken by the government to fight the COVID-19 menace, including launching a more thorough nationwide awareness campaign among others.

"In case the infectious disease which is spreading beyond control somehow finds its way into our country, it will entail serious consequences," Kim said, taking note of the various measures already taken by the party and government.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the DPRK has taken strict measures to prevent the infectious disease from spreading within the country. It has not reported any confirmed cases so far. 

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