In his first communication after reemerging from an almost three-week public absence, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, praising China for success in preventing the COVID-19 infection. Congratulating Jinping, Kim said he was pleased over the successes made in China. The North Korean leader also wished Xi Jinping good health, "expressing conviction that the Chinese party and people would cement the successes made so far and steadily expand them and thus win a final victory under the wise guidance of Xi Jinping." North Korea's supreme leader was said to be critically ill and recovered after China sent a medical team to advise him on his health. After three weeks of absence, Kim appeared on May 1 at a ribbon-cutting event to open a new fertilizer factory.

Source: dna May 08, 2020 11:15 UTC