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Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is said to be angry about the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday. According to the Associated Press, Kim has ordered the execution of at least two people, locked down the capital of Pyongyang, and implemented other measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. One of the two people who were executed was a well-known money changer in Pyongyang, who was reportedly blamed for North Korea's falling exchange rate.
Seoul, Jun 5 (EFE).-Swiftness and transparency, as well as the response of citizens, play key roles in managing the Covid-19 crisis in Seoul, one of the densely populated cities in the world, Mayor Park Won-soon said in an interview with EFE.Park, 64, said that following the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2015 in South Korea, especially Seoul, which recorded 103 of the total 183 infections, the city council learned the importance of two basic elements – "speed and transparency". (Camera: ANDRÉS SÁNCHEZ BRAUN).FOOTAGE SHOWS AN INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR OF SEOUL PARK WON-SOON.SOUNDBITES: PARK WON-SOON, MAYOR OF SEOUL (IN KOREAN).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) One of the keys is a rapid response rather than a sluggish response because this is an infectious disease that we were seeing was spreading very fast.2.) Once we confirm the infected person, we immediately disclose the case as well as the ones that happened because of direct contact. We try to test as many people as possible, and disclose the movement of the positive cases to other citizens so they can take precautions.So, there are two keys: are speed and transparency.3.) The greatest success during this COVID-19 pandemic is attributable to our citizens and their mature sense of citizenship. They have cooperated from the beginning, volunteered to be tested (when the outbreak first started) and for those who have been In contact with confirmed cases, they have also voluntarily self-qurantined and have strictly followed health recommendations. 4.) We have a lot of confirmed cases but we have managed to keep the death rate low to almost near zero. I think it's because we managed to defend our hospitals and elderly care centers, such as nursing homes, where there are many vulnerable citizens.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told AFP on Friday that a military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences", after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts had failed. SOUNDBITE
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British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz visit NATO troops stationed in the northeastern Polish town of Orzysz. IMAGES
Polish minister of defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Parliament speaker Szymon Holownia attend a ceremony in Warsaw celebrating 25 years since Poland's accession to NATO. A day earlier, President Andrzej Duda urged NATO members to increase their defence spending to three percent of GDP in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. IMAGES
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