Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop, City Council Chairman Kim Yong-jip, and Superintendent Jang Hwi-guk Test Negative for COVID-19 View original image

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, Kim Yong-jip, Chairman of Gwangju City Council, and Jang Hwi-guk, Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, tested negative for COVID-19.


According to Gwangju City on the 22nd, Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Chairman Kim Yong-jip, and Superintendent Jang Hwi-guk underwent COVID-19 testing that morning.


It was reported that they were tested after it was confirmed on the same day that their executive secretaries had come into contact with confirmed cases at the 'Kim Dae-jung Democracy, Human Rights, and Peace Forum' held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center on the 17th.



A Gwangju City official stated, "Although they were not subject to testing as they had no direct contact with confirmed cases, they voluntarily underwent testing as a precaution," adding, "The executive secretaries also tested negative but have entered a two-week self-quarantine."


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