Post by Old Badger on May 2, 2020 13:55:09 GMT -5
So, for a couple of weeks there have been rumors about Kim Jong-Un, who's more or less disappeared from public view. One Hong Kong television station said he was dead. A South Korean source claimed he'd had heart surgery, but it had gone wrong and he was on life support. A story from Japan reported he had contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized with COVID-19. Speculation about his possible successor focused on family members, especially his sister, Kim Yo Jung. But apparently that all was a waste of energy:
Well, it was an interesting story while it lasted, lol.
North Korean state television showed extensive footage of Kim Jong Un on Saturday presiding over the opening of a fertilizer factory, with many shots of the leader walking normally, standing, joking and smoking, in apparently good spirits and with no visible signs of any new health problems.But the footage also showed thousands of cheering people all wearing face masks, demonstrating that concerns about coronavirus remain acute in the isolated state...But officials in the United States and South Korea believe Kim retreated to a beach resort in Wonsan after becoming aware in mid-April that subordinates in his vicinity had suffered from a fever, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence reports. There were no obvious signs of health issues in the footage aired Saturday, barring the fact that the 36-year-old Kim is clearly overweight. He was seen smiling and laughing on several occasions, as well as smoking. link