Yesterday, Assembly Member Lim Jong-seong Attended the Plenary Session... Fourth Incumbent Lawmaker Confirmed with COVID-19

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] A sitting member of the National Assembly has tested positive for COVID-19 for the fourth time. On the 1st, Lim Jong-seong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, was confirmed positive. Lim attended the plenary session of the National Assembly the previous day, where about 260 members from both ruling and opposition parties gathered. It seems impossible to rule out the possibility of mass testing, additional confirmed cases, or even disruptions to the National Assembly's schedule.

With the regular session opening ceremony scheduled at 2 p.m. in the National Assembly plenary hall, the Assembly is discussing urgent quarantine measures. A National Assembly official stated, "Currently, a meeting related to the epidemiological investigation is underway," and added, "We need to wait for the results of the meeting regarding additional measures such as postponing the 2 p.m. plenary session."

However, Ko Yong-jin, the senior spokesperson for the Democratic Party, told reporters in the morning, "Since the members were wearing masks thoroughly in the plenary hall, it seems unlikely that the virus spread as much as feared."

Lim currently serves as the general director of the presidential campaign headquarters for Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, but reportedly has not had recent face-to-face contact with Lee. The Lee campaign team stated, "We have proactively instructed campaign staff who had even simple contact with Lim to undergo COVID-19 testing and work from home."

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