Control Tightened to Maintain High-alert Anti-epidemic Security Posture in DPRK

Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) -- The comprehension and control over the execution of the state anti-epidemic policy is being further strengthened in the DPRK to maintain the national anti-epidemic barriers and protect the people's safety. The state emergency anti-epidemic headquarters tightens the control over such practices as carelessness, indifference and violation of anti-epidemic rules to raise the people's consciousness of crisis and responsibility. It has dispatched its survey teams to each province, urging them to enhance their responsibility and role in obviating all sorts of gaps and imperfection and abnormal elements in the anti-epidemic work. Officials of party and power organs and emergency anti-epidemic sector across the country struggle against the practice of creating any gap for malignant epidemic spread. And the judicial organs have tightened the legal control to prevent any act of violating the anti-epidemic regulations and rules. Observation posts, reinforced at major locations in the border areas, intensify the supervision, control and disinfection on moving personnel and vehicles and, a public atmosphere of promptly informing of any discovered strange things and symptoms and acting under the regulated order has been more solidly established among the inhabitants. Units dealing with import and export materials reliably guard the gate to anti-epidemic war by perfecting the multiple examination system and disinfection process and ensuring their normal operation. Relevant procedures and action orders are strictly observed in collecting and carrying fevered persons' samples and the treatment and disinfection work conducted at temporary quarantine places. Public service amenities strongly urge the customers to observe the anti-epidemic regulations and rules, while ensuring the responsible disinfection of service rooms, equipment, tools and facilities. Meanwhile, work is intensified to ensure the hygienic security of water supply and drainage system, sewage purifying facilities and the supply of drinking water to the inhabitants. -0-