Scientific research institutions in the DPRK are intensifying the development of antiviral medicines for taking immediate measures in case infectees of the novel coronavirus occur though the country has not been hit by the virus yet.

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Ho Jong Man, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), on Feb. 21.

Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on the occasion of the Day of the Shining Star, the greatest auspicious holiday of the nation.

The DPRK Red Cross Society (RCS) is conducting brisk activities to soundly prevent Covid-2019.

Kim Jae Ryong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, member of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, inspected the emergency anti-epidemic headquarters in Pyongyang, South Phyongan Province, North Hwanghae Province and Nampho City.

Lecturers of the revolutionary battle sites in the area of Mt. Paektu climbed the ancestral Mt. Paektu on the 7th.

Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, first vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, inspected the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory under construction.

Kim Jae Ryong, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, member of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and premier of the Cabinet, inspected various fields of the national economy.

Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the WPK, inspected the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory under construction, the Jungsan Mine and the Yongyu Mine.

Many countries are taking emergency measures amid the daily increasing uneasiness and concerns of the international community over the recent rapid spreads of the novel coronavirus.