Kim Jong-in Tests Negative for COVID-19... No Positive Cases Among People Power Party Leadership

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the party meeting held at the National Assembly on the 18th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, tested negative for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The People Power Party announced on the 20th that Chairman Kim received a negative result after urgently visiting the Central Medical Center and undergoing a COVID-19 test following the confirmed report of spokesperson Yoon Hee-seok.

Spokesperson Yoon, who attended the emergency committee meeting with the party leadership on the 17th, reported a positive diagnosis on the 19th. Subsequently, Chairman Kim ordered that everyone who had direct or indirect contact with spokesperson Yoon undergo COVID-19 testing after he himself was tested.

Floor leader Joo Ho-young, Secretary General Jeong Yang-seok, Secretary Song Eon-seok, and spokesperson Bae Jun-young, who also attended this meeting, were notified of negative test results.

The People Power Party plans to hold an emergency video conference of the Emergency Committee at 2 p.m. on the same day to discuss future countermeasures.

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