Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl

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Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl

Sources report nothing unusual in DPRK capital amid claims of leader in "grave danger"

Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham April 20, 2020

Life continues as normal in Pyongyang as Kim Jong Un health rumors swirl

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Life is continuing as normal in Pyongyang, multiple sources there told NK News on Tuesday, despite multiple viral news reports about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's health status.

Unconfirmed reports first emerged in the Seoul-based Daily NK on Monday that the DPRK leader had undergone heart surgery.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham.

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