SEOUL: Amid signs that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak could deteriorate into a pandemic, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged personal letters, which experts said showed that Pyongyang wanted to show its trust to the Moon administration and provide political support to ease the President’s pressure in handling the epidemic situation.

According to the South Korean newspaper Hankyoreh Friday, in the letter addressed to Moon on Wednesday, Kim hoped to preserve the “precious health” of South Koreans and expressed confidence in defeating the deadly outbreak.