North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country faces “great upheaval” as state media reported another 21 deaths and some 174,000 new cases of “fever” on Saturday. 

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim led an emergency meeting on Saturday, where it was revealed that over half a million North Koreans have suffered “fever symptoms” since an “explosive” spread began in Pyongyang in late April. 

“The spread of the coronavirus is very serious in the world, and means great upheavalfor our country,” the North Korean leader said. Although the KCNA report mentioned fever symptoms are spreading nationwide,