This picture taken on April 25, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26 shows a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, with his wife Ri Sol Ju reviews an honor guard during a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, April 25, 2022. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





This picture taken on April 25, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26 shows military personnel marching during a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, April 25, 2022. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





This picture taken on April 25, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26 shows vehicles carrying missiles during a military parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un wearing a white marshal uniform, during a photo session with the officers and soldiers that took part in a military parade, in Pyongyang, North Korea, 27 April 2022 (issued 29 April 2022). The soldiers participated in a military parade in Pyongyang on April 25 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army. (Photo by KCNA/EPA/EFE)





Farmers plant rice using rice seedling transplanter at Chongsan Cooperative Farm in Kangso District, Nampho, North Korea, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Photo by Cha Song Ho/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a pharmacy in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





This photo shows a general view of the Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, May 16, 2022. North Korea restricted movement in Pyongyang and other cities last week to stop the spread of the virus. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





Employees of a greengrocery in Mirae Scientists Street carry cabbages to supply to residents staying home as the state increased measures to stop the spread of illness in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, officers from the Korean People's Army medical units prepare for a deployment to help with the transport of medicine in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, May 16, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





Employees of the Medicament Management Office of the Daesong District in Pyongyang provide medicine to residents as the state increases measures to stop the spread of illness in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





An employees of Pyongyang Dental Hygiene Products Factory disinfects the floor of a dining room as the state increased measures to stop the spread of illness in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, May 16, 2022. (Photo by Cha Song Ho/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, a doctor visits a family during an activity to raise public awareness of the COVID-19 prevention measures, in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo)





An employee of Songyo Knitwear Factory in Songyo district disinfects the work floor in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, after Kim Jong Un said Tuesday his party would treat the country's outbreak under the state emergency. North Korea said Wednesday more than a million people have already recovered from suspected COVID-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak it appears to be trying to manage in isolation as global experts express deep concern about the public health threat. (Photo by Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo)





This picture taken on May 22, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 23 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C-L) carrying the coffin of late Hyon Chol Hae, Marshal of the Korean People's Army and general adviser to the ministry of national defence during his funeral at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA via KNS/AFP Photo)





North Korean leader Kim Jong Un carries the casket during the state funeral for Marshal of the Korean People's Army and general adviser to the Ministry of Defence Hyon Chol Hae in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 22, 2022, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 23, 2022. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)





Employees of the Central Post Office disinfect a vehicle amid COVID-19 spread prevention efforts in Pyongyang, North Korea in this photo dated May 22, 2022 and released May 23, 2022 by the country's Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)





A sign depicting a scene of medical products transportation is displayed at the empty street, amid growing fears over the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo on May 23, 2022. (Photo by Kyodo News via Reuters)





A poster depicts a disinfection worker in North Korea on May 23, 2022. The COVID outbreak in the isolated country, confirmed about two weeks ago, has stoked concerns about a lack of vaccines and medical supplies, while experts said a nationwide lockdown could deepen a food crisis in the country of 25 million. (Photo by KCNA via Reuters)