Woo Sang-ho, COVID Test After Contact with Confirmed Case... "Negative but Self-Quarantine"

Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, officially declared his candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election at a press conference held at the National Assembly Communication Hall on the 13th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, has entered self-quarantine after coming into contact with a confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 27th, Woo posted on Facebook, "One of the people I was with at a recent event tested positive for COVID-19," adding, "I also took a proactive test and received a negative result this morning."

He continued, "Although I have not yet been contacted by health authorities, I have started a voluntary 14-day self-quarantine in accordance with the government's COVID-19 response guidelines," and said, "I will visit you more often online."

Earlier, on the 13th, Woo was the first in the Democratic Party to declare his candidacy for next year's Seoul mayoral by-election.

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