Kim Jong-un in Good Health Despite Appearing With Mystery Band-Aid on Head - South Korean Spy Agency

© AFP 2023 / STRThis undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 30, 2021 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in the First Workshop of KPA Commanders and Political Officers, at April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 30, 2021 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in the First Workshop of KPA Commanders and Political Officers, at April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.08.2021
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SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has no health issues, despite the fact that he appeared in public with a patch on the back of his head a few days ago, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.
At a parliamentary session, the intelligence service said that Kim was in good health, noting that the patch was removed after a few days and there was no scar.
Images by the KCNA featuring Kim at later events confirmed that there was no band-aid on his head.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released 18 June 2021 by the country's Korean Central News Agency. - Sputnik International, 1920, 02.08.2021
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The patch was visible in KCNA state media images featuring Kim during a workshop of the commanders and political officers of the Korean People's Army in late July. This sparked a new wave of speculations about the North Korean leader's health in the media.
In early July, media reported that Kim lost 10-20 kilogramms (22-44 pounds) in recent months, alleging health issues behind that. The state-run North Korean media refuted the speculations, saying that the country's leader had lost weight because he was working for the good of the country. The South's media, in turn, reported that the North Korean leader had been "on a diet" but is healthy.
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