North Korea's Kim Jong-un suffered from "fever" during the Covid pandemic, his sister has said, in what appears to be the first suggestion he had the
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un suffered from “fever” during the Covid pandemic, his sister has said, in what appears to be the first suggestion he had the virus, reported BBC. Kim Yo-jong also blamed South Korea for her country’s outbreak, saying it sent leaflets contaminated with Covid across the border. South Korea rejected the claims as “groundless”. Ms Kim was speaking as her brother declared victory in the country’s battle against Covid. There is widespread doubt over the data, especially the low number of deaths. Ms Kim, who is a powerful senior oficial, blamed South Korea for spreading Covid into the North by sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border. Activists in South Korea have done this for decades, using balloons to float propaganda leaflets into the North, although the practice was banned last year, reported BBC.
Ms Kim called the sending of leaflets a “crime against humanity”, and cited “the danger of spreading an infectious disease through contacting contaminated objects”, according to state news agency KCNA. Ms Kim spoke of her brother’s health, saying: “Even though he was seriously ill with a high fever, he could not lie down for a moment thinking about the people he had to take care of until the end in the face of the anti-epidemic war.” North Korea refers to “fever” rather than coronavirus patients due to a lack of testing equipment. Mr Kim meanwhile declared a “shining victory” over the virus and praised the “indomitable tenacity” of North Koreans, KCNA reported. The North Korean leader ordered restrictions to be lifted and hailed the “miracle” of just 74 virus deaths, as reported by BBC.
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