Assembly Member Im Jong-seong Attending Plenary Session Confirmed Positive... National Assembly Checking Contacts

On the 31st, the results of the by-elections for the chairpersons of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and other standing committees were displayed on the electronic board in the National Assembly plenary session. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] It has been reported that Lim Jong-seong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the National Assembly to take response measures such as identifying contacts.

On the 1st, a National Assembly official stated, "We are currently checking the movements and contacts of Representative Lim, and will decide on response measures once the investigation results are available."

It is known that Representative Lim attended the plenary session the day before. This raises concerns that the range of contact with other lawmakers and others may have been extensive. The regular National Assembly opening plenary session is scheduled for 2 p.m. that day. The National Assembly Secretariat's position is that the epidemiological investigation results must be confirmed first.

This is the fourth confirmed case among sitting lawmakers, following Democratic Party members Lee Gae-ho and Ahn Kyu-baek, and People Power Party member Jeong Jeom-sik.

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