North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre) attending a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on Apr 11, 2020. (Photo: AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS)

SEOUL: North Korea's parliament gathered on Sunday (Apr 12), a day after leader Kim Jong Un presided over a ruling party politburo meeting where he called for strict measures to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19.