Yesterday Kim Ki-hyun Met Moon, Underwent COVID Test and Self-Quarantine... Blue House "Monitoring Situation" (Comprehensive)

Classification of Indirect Contacts, Not Close Contacts
All Today's Schedules Canceled
Response from Cheong Wa Dae Expected to Vary Based on Results

President Moon Jae-in listens to the remarks of Kim Ki-hyun, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, during a luncheon meeting with ruling and opposition party leaders held at the Blue House on the 26th. 2021.5.26 [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Kim Ki-hyun, Acting Leader of the People Power Party and Floor Leader, underwent a COVID-19 test and entered self-quarantine on the 27th. Attention is focused on the test results as Kim attended a luncheon with the leaders of the five ruling and opposition parties hosted by President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House the previous day.

According to the People Power Party, a party official from the Secretariat who was present at a meeting attended by Acting Leader Kim on the 24th tested positive for COVID-19 that day. Kim was only informed of this in the morning and subsequently took a COVID-19 test and is currently in self-quarantine.

Acting Leader Kim was classified as an indirect contact whose movement overlapped, not a close contact. A People Power Party official said, "He was someone who attended the vaccine-related meeting, and there was no conversation or handshake," adding, "We understand that the situation is not serious." Nevertheless, the People Power Party canceled all schedules for the day, including the emergency countermeasure committee meeting, out of concern for the situation.

Meanwhile, the Blue House is closely monitoring the situation regarding Acting Leader Kim’s cancellation of schedules due to the COVID-19 contact issue. During the meeting the previous day, Acting Leader Kim sat right next to President Moon throughout the session. Although he is not a close contact, the Blue House’s response is expected to vary depending on the COVID-19 test results. However, President Moon and other key Blue House officials had been vaccinated and developed immunity before departing for the Korea-U.S. summit.

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