Cheong "No Need for President to Undergo COVID Diagnostic Test"
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun Undergoes COVID-19 Test... Cheong: "Prime Minister Jeong Did Not Have Close Contact with Relevant Staff"
On the 20th, when the weather was fully autumnal, citizens who visited Namsan in Seoul were looking at the open cityscape./Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@
View original image[Asia Economy reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Kim Dong-pyo] The Blue House stated that President Moon Jae-in does not need to undergo a diagnostic test related to Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun receiving a test for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
A senior Blue House official told reporters on the 22nd, "As far as we know, Prime Minister Chung did not have close contact," and added, "The President is not in a situation that requires a diagnostic test."
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Earlier, Prime Minister Chung underwent a COVID-19 test after hearing that a staff member at the Prime Minister's Office tested positive for COVID-19. Prime Minister Chung had a weekly meeting with President Moon on the 21st.
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