Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki Tests Negative for COVID-19... Resumes Budget Committee Activities

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on the 4th.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that Deputy Prime Minister Hong received a negative COVID-19 test result from health authorities that afternoon.

Deputy Prime Minister Hong underwent a COVID-19 test around 1 p.m. at the Mapo-gu Public Health Center located in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters advised those who visited the funeral hall at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where the late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee's wake was held on the 26th of last month, to get tested for COVID-19 at nearby public health center screening clinics on the same day. This was because a recent COVID-19 case was confirmed among those who had visited the wake.

Accordingly, with Deputy Prime Minister Hong testing negative for COVID-19, he plans to attend the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts.

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