North Korean Media Criticizes South Korea's "Premature Easing Measures" Amid With-Corona Policy

"South Korea's With-Corona Measures, Confusion from the Start" Report

On December 7 last year, an image featured in the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, shows staff members in the Moranbong District of downtown Pyongyang conducting disinfection work to prevent COVID-19.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] North Korean media criticized South Korea's phased daily recovery (With Corona) implementation, claiming that premature easing of quarantine measures worsened the situation.

On the 21st, North Korea's external propaganda outlet Ryomyong published an article titled "Rising Public Dissatisfaction with Authorities' Measures," stating, "The quarantine situation is worsening and social confusion is increasing due to the authorities' premature implementation of the phased daily recovery system in South Korea."

The outlet cited South Korean media reports, saying, "Various sectors in South Korea are anxious and confused from the start because the government hastily implemented the phased daily recovery system, and due to poor planning and residents' lax quarantine awareness."

The external weekly magazine Tongil Sinbo also reported on the 20th that "South Korean society is falling into social confusion due to premature easing of quarantine measures."

In an article titled "Confusion Caused by Premature Easing of Quarantine Measures," the media explained, "(South Korea's) quarantine measures have become disorderly, with the average daily number of infections during the first week of implementation rising sharply to about 2,000, severe cases to about 370, and deaths to about 20 compared to the previous week."

It also reported that among South Korean media and experts, concerns are growing that this measure is increasing the burden on the medical community.

This is the first time North Korean media has reported in detail on South Korea's daily recovery situation, seemingly monitoring South Korea's situation as it first eased quarantine measures.

Although there are forecasts that the North Korea-China border blockade will soon be eased and land trade will resume, North Korea is still emphasizing maintaining strict quarantine measures for its internal residents.

The Workers' Party organ Rodong Sinmun on the 21st introduced the quarantine status of the comprehensive clinic in Wusi County, Jagang Province, and the post office in Tosan County, North Hwanghae Province, as exemplary cases, encouraging, "We must meticulously organize (quarantine) operations so that not even the smallest gap occurs."

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