German Chancellor wears an eye patch following his jogging injury in this handout image released in Berlin by the Bundespresseamt in Berlin, Germany, September 4, 2023.
BPA/Steffen Kugler/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joked that he was eagerly awaiting social media reaction after an official photograph released on Monday showed him wearing an eye patch following a weekend jogging accident.
Thanks for the get-well wishes, looks worse than it is," the chancellor posted on his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Scholz, whose face is also visibly scratched in the photo, will have to wear the eye patch for the next few days and weeks, government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit told a regular news conference on Monday.
The chancellor, who is set to take part in a Catholic Church event in Berlin later Monday, is doing well considering the circumstances, Hebestreit said.
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Steffen Kugler, Handout, Olaf Scholz, Scholz, Steffen Hebestreit, Hebestreit, Friederike Heine, Miranda Murray, Mike Harrison
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Berlin, Germany