Namibian President Hage Geingob waits to deliver his state of the nation address to parliament in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Tirivangani Masawi/Xinhua)

BEIJING, June 3 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of sympathy to Namibian President Hage Geingob over his and his wife's infection with the COVID-19 virus.

In his message dated Wednesday, Xi said that learning about the infection of President Geingob and his wife, Monica Geingos, he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, extend the sincerest sympathy to them and wish them a speedy recovery.