Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom Tests Positive in Rapid Antigen Test... All Schedules Postponed

Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum is presiding over the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting for COVID-19 response at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum tested positive on a rapid antigen test using a self-test kit on the 3rd and is scheduled to undergo a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat on the same day, Prime Minister Kim confirmed a positive result from the self-test kit test conducted that morning.

Prime Minister Kim had symptoms of suspicion in addition to accumulated fatigue after visiting Daegu on the 28th of last month to attend the 2·28 Democratic Movement Commemoration Ceremony, and it is known that he also took a self-test kit test the previous night, which was negative.

Prime Minister Kim is currently waiting at the Prime Minister's official residence and will soon undergo a PCR test.

All schedules, including the National Affairs Review and Coordination Meeting on the day, will be postponed, and the decision to resume the schedule will be made after the PCR test results are released.

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