A state-backed satellite TV channel's vice director, who also happens to be a niece of the Chinese foreign minister has claimed that the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un is dead.
The vice director of HKSTV Hong Kong Satellite Television told her 15 million followers on Weibo (Chinese social media site) that her claim was backed by a 'very solid source'.However, she did not mention if the rumoured death was due to coronavirus or some other illness.