Cheong Kim Hyun-jong Self-Quarantine..."Face-to-Face Report 5m Away from President Moon"

Kim Hyun-jong, the Second Deputy Director of the National Security Office, is entering the funeral hall set up for the late Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Group, at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 26th of last month.

Kim Hyun-jong, the Second Deputy Director of the National Security Office at the Blue House, left the National Assembly's Steering Committee hearing midway due to concerns about the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and entered self-quarantine on the 4th day. It was reported that Kim recently had a face-to-face briefing with President Moon Jae-in but maintained a considerable distance during the meeting.

At the Steering Committee hearing held at the National Assembly that day, in response to a question from Kim Seong-won, a member of the People Power Party, asking whether the self-quarantined Second Deputy Director Kim had recently met President Moon to report, Roh Young-min, the Chief Presidential Secretary, stated, "He reported from about 5 meters away."

Second Deputy Director Kim visited the funeral hall of the late Lee Kun-hee, Chairman of Samsung Group, on the 26th of last month. At that time, a reporter who visited the funeral hall was recently confirmed to have COVID-19, making Kim subject to self-quarantine.

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