COVID-19 Officer Ryu Geun-hyeok, 2nd Vice Minister of Welfare, Tests Positive... Close Contact Employees Self-Test

Ryu Geun-hyeok, the 1st General Coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Vice Minister of Health and Welfare), is presiding over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting for COVID-19 response held on the morning of the 9th at the Government Sejong Complex in Sejong City.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Ryu Geun-hyeok, the 2nd Vice Minister of Health and Welfare in charge of COVID-19 related tasks, tested positive for COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 11th, "Vice Minister Ryu tested positive on a self-test kit, and after undergoing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at the Sejong City Public Health Center, he was confirmed positive around 4:15 PM."

Accordingly, the scheduled on-site inspection of the Metropolitan Joint Response Situation Room by Vice Minister Ryu at 5 PM that day was also canceled. Vice Minister Ryu had attended a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters in the morning, and it has not yet been determined whether other attendees of the headquarters have been tested or confirmed positive.

The Ministry explained, "Employees who had close contact with Vice Minister Ryu, such as having meetings or receiving work reports for more than 10 minutes, were guided to take self-test kits, and if positive, to undergo PCR testing."

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