The Iranian paper Iran News on Jan. 21 said that Kim Jong Un visited the Taesongsan General Hospital under construction by the Korean People's Army. It went on:

The hospital covering a total plottage of more than 100 000 square meters has three sick wards. It has all facilities for treatment and resuscitation.

After being briefed on the construction of the hospital before a guide map, Kim Jong Un looked round its different places for a long while to learn in detail about its construction.

He said that as he stressed while going round the hospital last year, it is important to provide all amenities favorable for healthcare and treatment of patients while building it splendidly and fashionably.

Noting that a children's hospital, a dental hospital and a recovery center are to be built in the heart of Pyongyang this year, he said it is necessary to build them successfully by applying good experience gained from the building of the Taesongsan General Hospital so that they may be impeccable in any aspect.

He called for successfully managing and operating the hospital.

He underlined the need to raise the level of science and IT in the field of medical science in order to improve healthcare.

After expressing satisfaction with the construction of the hospital, he extended thanks to the Korean People's Army Unit 462 for building it and promised to visit it again after its completion.

On the same day the Kuwaiti paper Kuwait Times reported the same news with a photo of Kim Jong Un going around the hospital.