SEOUL — North Korea said Monday that self-help is the way to power through the obstacles ahead, like the coronavirus pandemic, and no one should challenge that direction.
“Self-help is the way of life we’ve maintained to this day and it’s in our blood. We display that and there is nothing we cannot overcome,” the official state newspaper said, urging Workers’ Party members to be a brigade moving forward to grab victory.
The North still claims it has yet to report an infection, though experts widely discredit the assertion. The regime has accepted test kits and medical supplies from international aid groups, including the World Health Organization.
But Pyongyang continues t…
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