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1/ When did this rumor about Kim Jong Un's health start?
- When North Korean state media broke precedent and did not report whether Kim visited Kumsusan Palace of the Sun event for Kim Il Sung's birthday (April 15). https://twitter.com/jeongminnkim/status/1250723954773258241?s=20
1/ When did this rumor about Kim Jong Un's health start?
- When North Korean state media broke precedent and did not report whether Kim visited Kumsusan Palace of the Sun event for Kim Il Sung's birthday (April 15). https://twitter.com/jeongminnkim/status/1250723954773258241?s=20
2/ When was Kim Jong Un last seen publicly?
- April 11, Saturday (Rodong).
- He presided over the Politburo meeting ahead of the SPA session the next day. (KJU did not attend the SPA session on April 12, but that was expected. Not a deputy anymore) https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/kim-jong-un-guides-saturdays-politburo-meeting-ahead-of-spa-state-media/?t=1587434763600
- April 11, Saturday (Rodong).
- He presided over the Politburo meeting ahead of the SPA session the next day. (KJU did not attend the SPA session on April 12, but that was expected. Not a deputy anymore) https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/kim-jong-un-guides-saturdays-politburo-meeting-ahead-of-spa-state-media/?t=1587434763600
3/ Also this: April 14, Tuesday. We still don't have state media report on this nor pics https://twitter.com/chadocl/status/1252419316261122049?s=20
4/ On April 20 Monday, Kim Jong Un reportedly sent "a congratulatory message to Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, president of the Republic of Cuba." https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1587432642-976946207/supreme-leader-kim-jong-un-sends-greetings-to-cuban-president/
5/ Media coverage?
5-(1) Daily NK quoted one anonymous source on April 20 that Kim went through cardiovascular procedure on April 12 at 향산진료소 in North Phyongan -- hospital for the Kim family. He's resting in 향산특각 nearby, the report said. https://www.dailynk.com/%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B7%BC-%EC%8B%AC%ED%98%88%EA%B4%80-%EC%8B%9C%EC%88%A0-%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EB%8B%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%A0%84%ED%9E%88-%ED%8A%B9%EA%B0%81%EC%84%9C-%EC%B9%98/
5-(1) Daily NK quoted one anonymous source on April 20 that Kim went through cardiovascular procedure on April 12 at 향산진료소 in North Phyongan -- hospital for the Kim family. He's resting in 향산특각 nearby, the report said. https://www.dailynk.com/%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B7%BC-%EC%8B%AC%ED%98%88%EA%B4%80-%EC%8B%9C%EC%88%A0-%EB%B0%9B%EC%95%98%EB%8B%A4%EC%97%AC%EC%A0%84%ED%9E%88-%ED%8A%B9%EA%B0%81%EC%84%9C-%EC%B9%98/
5-(2) Reuters this morning quoted yesterday's Daily NK report and picked the story up, but no additional confirmation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-koreas-kim-getting-treatment-after-cardiovascular-procedure-report-idUSKBN223011
5-(3) And then CNN:
"The US is *monitoring intelligence that* North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge."
Headline: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html
"The US is *monitoring intelligence that* North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge."
Headline: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/kim-jong-un-north-korea/index.html
5-(4) Bloomberg followed:
"Kim Jong Un May Be in ‘Grave Danger’ After Surgery, CNN Reports" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/kim-surgery-report-fuels-speculation-about-north-korean-leader
"Kim Jong Un May Be in ‘Grave Danger’ After Surgery, CNN Reports" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/kim-surgery-report-fuels-speculation-about-north-korean-leader
6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:
[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong
[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXegUcAUUM_U.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXgUUwAUlsJH.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
![6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGCXgVUwAQqz7s.jpg "6/ And then South Korean media outlets now picking up CNN going:[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in \"grave danger\"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery")
[BREAKING] CNN says Kim in "grave danger"... Kim Jong Un's heart surgery may have gone wrong
[BREAKING] CNN obtained intelligence from the US that Kim Jong Un at critical state after surgery
6-(2) And of course...
"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots.
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https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353
![6-(2) And of course..."[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots. cc @chadocl https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWGDcyjUcAEN1Gk.jpg "6-(2) And of course...\"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula,\" says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots. cc @chadocl https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353")
"[URGENT] With news on Kim Jong Un's health, US series of surveillance aircraft over Korean Peninsula," says one South Korean media, quoting Aircraft Spots.
cc @chadocl
https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LS2D&mid=sec&sid1=100&sid2=268&oid=003&aid=0009826353
7/ South Korea's Blue House: https://twitter.com/BBCLBicker/status/1252433504224210945?s=20
Our story up by @chadocl @OliverHotham
Speaking to NK News on Tuesday, one source in Pyongyang reported that schools had begun reopening after an extended COVID-19 break and that there is “nothing unusual for the time being.” https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/life-continues-as-normal-in-pyongyang-as-kim-jong-un-health-rumors-swirl/
Speaking to NK News on Tuesday, one source in Pyongyang reported that schools had begun reopening after an extended COVID-19 break and that there is “nothing unusual for the time being.” https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/life-continues-as-normal-in-pyongyang-as-kim-jong-un-health-rumors-swirl/
Life is continuing as normal in Pyongyang, multiple sources there told @nknewsorg on Tuesday, despite multiple viral news reports about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health status. https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/life-continues-as-normal-in-pyongyang-as-kim-jong-un-health-rumors-swirl/
A former US intelligence source confirmed to @nknewsorg that the US “is definitely monitoring this,” noting Kim Jong Un’s prior issues with his leg. But “don’t be surprised when he shows up (again) soon…(as if) he never had any health issues,” they said https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/life-continues-as-normal-in-pyongyang-as-kim-jong-un-health-rumors-swirl/
8/ South Korea's presidential Blue House: "detected no special movements that can back up the rumor of health irregularities... We understand that Chairman Kim is currently, with close aides, staying in a provincial area [outside Pyongyang].” https://www.nknews.org/2020/04/kim-jong-un-staying-in-provinces-no-sign-of-peculiar-activity-blue-house/
