N. Korea says virus may create obstacles, vows thorough response

North Korea decided to take "more thorough state measures" against the coronavirus at a key ruling party gathering presided over by leader Kim Jong Un as the pandemic may create obstacles to the country's "struggle and progress," state-run media reported Sunday.The official Korean Central News Agency also said Kim Yo Jong, the leader's younger sister and close aide, was elected as an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at its meeting held on Saturday.Meanwhile, the country's top legislature called the Supreme People's Assembly, wh…READ FULL ARTICLE