North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is reportedly recovering at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan.
Seoul: Hours after a report claimed that Kim Jong-un is "in grave danger” after undergoing a cardiovascular procedure early this month, a US reporter on Tuesday claimed that the North Korean leader has caught coronavirus infection from a Chinese doctor.
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“The Chinese doctor had come to North Korea to help with Kim Jong-un’s heart valve surgery,” tweeted One America News correspondent Jack Posobiec citing multiple US officials.
“He appears to be in stable condition for now,” Posobiec added.
Notably, Jack Posobiec is said to be a far-right conspiracy theorist. His claims have not been verified by an official.
Earlier, CNN had mentioned ‘a US official with direct knowledge’ as saying that the United States of America is observing intelligence that suggests Kim Jong-un, who is in his mid-30s, is in grave danger.
Speculations were rife as regards Kim’s health after the North Korean leader did not visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on the occasion of the 108th birthday of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il-sung on April 15.
Kim’s last public appearance was recorded on April 11 when he convened a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, seeking "strict national countermeasures to thoroughly check the infiltration of the virus".
South Korea-based Daily NK mentioned anonymous sources inside North Korea as saying that Kim is recuperating at a villa in the Mount Kumgang resort county of Hyangsan.
Meanwhile, Reuters has cited two South Korean government sources as saying that Kim Jong-un was not gravely ill.
In fact, the South Korean government said that it has not detected any unusual activity in North Korea after unconfirmed reports claimed that Kim Jong-un in fragile condition.
“We have no information to confirm regarding rumours about Chairman Kim Jong-un's health issue that have been reported by some media outlets. Also, no unusual developments have been detected inside North Korea,” Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said in the statement.
Kim took power upon his father's demise in December 2011.
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