Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups Tests Negative for COVID-19

Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (left) / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of SMEs and Startups, tested negative for COVID-19 on the 2nd.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced around 4 p.m. that Minister Kwon's COVID-19 test result was negative.

It was reported that Minister Kwon received a work report for about five minutes from an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 the previous morning. The employee was confirmed positive late in the afternoon the day before.

Minister Kwon, who had contact with the confirmed employee, canceled all schedules until the 4th. It was confirmed that both Minister Kwon and the employee were wearing masks during the work report.

The Ministry closed the 13th floor of Building 1 at the Daejeon Government Complex, where the confirmed employee works, and disinfected the entire Building 1. Additionally, all employees on the 13th floor were instructed to work from home.

The quarantine authorities plan to conduct epidemiological investigations on close contacts.

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