Oh Young-hwan Tests Negative for COVID-19... Plenary Session Scheduled as Planned at 10 PM

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Oh Young-hwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who came into contact with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), tested negative for COVID-19. Accordingly, the plenary session of the National Assembly to handle the 3rd supplementary budget bill is expected to be held as scheduled at 10 PM.

On the 7th, Oh Young-hwan, the 5th recruited talent of the Democratic Party and a firefighter, is answering questions from reporters. Oh Young-hwan served as an aviation crew member at the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters and retired in December last year. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

After receiving the test result on the afternoon of the 3rd, Representative Oh stated in a press release, "I tested negative for COVID-19." He added, "I sincerely apologize to everyone who may have been worried because of me and whose schedules were disrupted."

Although Representative Oh tested negative, he will enter self-quarantine for two weeks due to contact with a confirmed case. He emphasized, "I will strictly follow the self-quarantine guidelines during the quarantine period."

Earlier, the Democratic Party had planned to hold the plenary session at 7 PM, but postponed it after it was confirmed that Representative Oh had come into contact with a confirmed case at a local event. Consequently, Lee Nak-yeon, another Democratic Party member who attended the lecture with him, immediately returned home and decided to stay at home until Oh’s test results were available. With Oh’s negative test result, the self-quarantine for Lee and other Democratic Party members was lifted.

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