Kim Jong Un says North Korea is facing its ‘worst-ever situation’ |

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country is facing its “worst-ever situation” – as its economy struggles from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

He was speaking to thousands of grassroots members of his ruling party during a major political conference in the capital Pyongyang on Tuesday, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported.

He called on the Workers’ Party’s cell secretaries to do their part to remedy the situation.