Naju Mayor Kang In-gyu Tests Negative for COVID-19

Naju City Official 'Confirmed'... Temporary Closure of City Hall Annex

Mayor Kang Self-Quarantines for 2 Weeks... Staff Undergoing Testing

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A public official at Naju City Hall in Jeollanam-do tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the temporary closure of the city hall, while Naju Mayor Kang In-gyu received a 'negative' test result.

On the 26th, according to Jeollanam-do and Naju City, Mayor Kang, who had contact with public official A, who was previously confirmed positive, tested negative but will enter a two-week self-quarantine.

It is known that Mayor Kang received a work report from the team to which A belongs on the 19th.

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok, who was in the same space as Mayor Kang at the Jeollanam-do Residents' Day event held the day before, will follow the final results of Mayor Kang. If Mayor Kang tests positive for COVID-19 during self-quarantine, further testing will be conducted.

Meanwhile, Naju City temporarily closed the entire annex of the city hall where A works and conducted tests on 118 public officials and their families.

They were placed under self-quarantine until the test results are out. The results are expected to be available on the morning of the 27th.

It was investigated that on the 14th, A sat close to a confirmed patient number 365 from Songpa-gu, Seoul, at a restaurant in Dado-myeon, Naju City.

The first test was negative, but after developing fever and cold symptoms, the second test was conducted and confirmed positive.

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