Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki Undergoes COVID-19 Test... Awaiting at Home (Update)

Visited the Funeral Hall of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee on the 26th of Last Month

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[Asia Economy reporters Kwangho Lee and Sehee Jang] Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, underwent a COVID-19 test on the 4th and entered self-quarantine at home.

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Deputy Prime Minister Hong took the COVID-19 test around 1 p.m. that day at the Mapo-gu Public Health Center located in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.

Deputy Prime Minister Hong was tested because the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters had advised visitors to the funeral hall of Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 26th of last month to get tested for COVID-19.

The Central Disaster Headquarters sent an emergency disaster text message that day stating, "On October 26, visitors and outdoor press at the first-floor lobby and entrance of the funeral hall at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, are advised to get tested at the nearest public health center screening clinic."

Accordingly, many political and business figures who visited the late Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Group, at the funeral hall on the 26th of last month are expected to undergo COVID-19 testing.

Among those who visited the late Chairman Lee’s funeral hall were Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission Cho Sung-wook, and Chairman of the Financial Services Commission Eun Sung-soo, who paid their respects.

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