Article 52T2E Kim Jong-un could be sheltering from Covid-19 pandemic, say US and Seoul

Kim Jong-un could be sheltering from Covid-19 pandemic, say US and Seoul

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Justin McCurry and agencies
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Despite North Korean leader's absence from key events, experts in the South say he is most probably at resort town of Wonsan

Kim Jong-un is not ill and could be sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic, according to South Korean and US officials, in the latest possible explanation for the North Korean leader's recent absence from public life.

North Korea insists it has yet to identify a single case of Covid-19, despite sharing a border with China, where the outbreak is believed to have started.

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