Kim Jong-un has fled Pyongyang in a bid to escape the wrath of the coronavirus , according to reports. A government insider in neighbouring South Korea told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that the Supreme Leader of North Korea was holed-up in Wonsan, a beach resort town. "Intelligence analysis suggests that Kim Jong-un has been away from Pyongyang for a considerable time," the source said. "This appears to be connected with the coronavirus outbreak." It comes amid reports that roughly 180 soldiers have succumbed to COVID-19 in the hermit kingdom.
A source in the North’s military leaked the death-toll to South Korea’s Daily NK newspaper and said that most occurred close to the border with China.
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