Two Realities in Stark Contrast

http://www.mfa.gov.kp/view/article/15345

 2022.7.5.

Against the backdrop of ever-increasing damage from COVID-19 in the United States which boasts of its modern civilization, the number of children infected with malignant virus is also on constant increase, adding to social apprehension.

Recently, U.S. Pediatrics Society and Children’s Hospital Association have issued a report that since the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of infected children has mounted to 13.6 million in the U.S.

In the U.S., more than 440 children have lost their lives due to the COVID-19 crisis. This year, 5.7 million children have been infected.

This means that 67, 200 more children have been infected compared to the same period of last year. In the U.S., the number of infected children accounts for 18.9% of all infection cases.

It is said that in several states including Florida, Texas, and Georgia, and beyond, an average of 330-odd infected children is hospitalized every day. It is also said that the number of orphans who have lost their parents due to the malignant virus disease reaches over 200,000.

In this regard, the Chinese Xinhua News Agency carried an article titled “U.S. 200,000 ‘COVID-19 Orphans’ Interrogate Washington’s Conscience”. It condemned as follows:

200,000 orphans belong to low-income class, non-white families and ethnic minorities from their birth. They have dropped out of schools and have chosen the paths to drugs and violence. But Washington is reluctant to take any legal measures or issue any administrative orders to save them.

It continued to say that the U.S. politicians are much more concerned about preserving the economy than the lives of people, and they are more interested in running stock markets than anti-epidemic work. It also ridiculed that “COVID-19 orphans” shattered the dream of the U.S., and this is a sad thing for the “superpower”.

The children who should grow up with dreams of happiness are forsaken by the society, and they fall victim to the malignant virus. Such a miserable reality enables us to predict the gloomy future of the American society.

This is in stark contrast to the happy life our children are enjoying under socialist system.

In May this year, the inflow of malignant virus activated maximum emergency anti-epidemic system in our country. Thus the period of trial, so harsh that can be called as great upheaval since the founding of our country, befell us. In these days, our Party and State took several measures of love for our children. This touched all people’s hearts.

On May 15, a few days after the shift to maximum emergency anti-epidemic system, a special order of the Party Central Military Commission was issued. According to the order, the strong medical team from the Korean People’s Army (KPA) got involved in the tense struggle to stabilize the supply of medicines throughout the country. Even at this critical juncture, Pyongyang Children’s Foodstuff Factory never stopped its production of infant milk powder and rice powder for children across the country.

The situation was so tense with actions being taken to supply people in quarantine with medicines, food, fuel and subsidiary food. Despite this, trucks loaded with infant milk powder, rice powder with the brand of “Kkotmangul” (flower bud) and fish were running to all baby homes, children’s homes, primary and secondary boarding schools across the country. Every family shed emotional tears before this.

Though everything is difficult and in short supply, our country is providing all students throughout the country with new school uniforms and stationery at state’s expense. This measure can be taken only by our Party and state which have fixed the love for posterity and future as its policy.

Our people extend their deep gratitude to our Party and state which bring the laugher to our children and make their beautiful dreams come true. And they are vigorously advancing towards the future with confidence in victory.

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