Sejong Mayor Lee Chun-hee Tests Negative After Contact with Confirmed Case... Self-Quarantine Until the 3rd of Next Month

A post by Lee Chun-hee, Mayor of Sejong City, on Facebook. Source: Facebook capture

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Lee Chun-hee, mayor of Sejong City, tested negative for COVID-19 after undergoing a diagnostic test due to contact with a confirmed case. However, the mayor will undergo a two-week self-quarantine period.

On the 24th, the mayor announced this news through Facebook. He explained the background of the test by saying, “On the 20th, a reporter (from a local internet newspaper) who attended our city briefing was confirmed positive for COVID-19. Including myself, city hall staff and reporters who attended the briefing that day were classified as contacts and underwent testing.”

He added, “Although I tested negative, considering that I stayed in the same space with the confirmed case for about an hour during the briefing, I will undergo self-quarantine. The self-quarantine period is from the 20th, when contact with the confirmed case occurred, until September 3rd, 14 days later.”

He also said, “I will carefully manage city affairs during the self-quarantine period to avoid any gaps. I earnestly ask citizens to actively cooperate in preventing and blocking COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, the city decided to temporarily close the city hall press room, briefing room, and cafeteria following the confirmed case’s visit to the city hall, based on the confirmed case’s movement path.

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