Conservative-leaning YouTube channel 'Sineui Hansu' host Shin Hye-sik has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). / Screenshot from YouTube channel 'Sineui Hansu' video [Image source=Yonhap News]

Conservative-leaning YouTube channel 'Sineui Hansu' host Shin Hye-sik has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). / Screenshot from YouTube channel 'Sineui Hansu' video [Image source=Yonhap News]

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Shin Hye-sik, the host of the conservative YouTube channel 'Shinuihansu,' has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).


On the 18th, Shin stated during a YouTube live broadcast, "I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am currently hospitalized at Seoul Boramae Hospital."


He added, "I have no symptoms and feel fine. I am the only one in the office who tested positive, while the other 10 employees tested negative. The staff will be quarantined for two weeks."



'Shinuihansu' is a conservative YouTube channel with 1.29 million subscribers. Shin attended the Gwanghwamun rally on Liberation Day, August 15, where he conducted a live YouTube broadcast.


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