There have been pictures of Kim Jong-un dead in a glass coffin has gone viral amid ongoing rumours about the North Korean leader's death.
According to the UN, The image being shared on social media appears to show Kim with his eyes closed, lying on his back beneath a red blanket with his head on a pillow - seemingly lying in state, as is tradition for North Korean leaders.
There are report that he's dead, gravely ill, in a vegetative state or alive and riding out the coronavirus-crisis as his private villa in the North Korean resort town of Wonsan.
The image - credited to Japanese news network JNN - closely matches with a picture from his dad Kim Jong-il's funeral in 2011 after he died from a heart attack.
It has the same angle, same pillow and identical flower arrangements behind his head - suggesting the younger Kim's face and shoulders have been superimposed.
Despite the ticker on the picture reading JNN, many sharing the picture have incorrectly credited it to Hong Kong Satellite Television (HKSTV).
Kim is reported to be undergoing treatment at a hospital which is reserved for exclusive use by his family and is constantly on standby, reports Daily NK.
The Hyang San hospital was built in 1994 after the death of Kim Il-sung, purposefully set up away from Pyongyang to avoid surveillance.
Doctors there reportedly receive specialist training abroad, and medical equipment is imported from Germany and Japan.
Kim's personal physician is reportedly an expert in heart diseases and moves with his own security team.
Both Kim's dad and granddad died of heart attacks.
The North Korea's leader is known to have poor health, reportedly being a heavy binge-eater, smoker and drinker.
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