N Korean Officials Sacked After COVID Incident
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a "crucial" coronavirus incident, state media reported Wednesday, potentially signalling a breach in the country's epidemic defences.Pyongyang closed its borders in January last year to try to protect itself against the virus that first emerged in neighbouring China and has gone on to sweep the world.It has not publicly confirmed any cases of the disease at any point, either in state media or in the test st