Kwon Young-se, Vice Chairman of the Transition Committee, Tests Positive for COVID-19 and Enters Self-Quarantine
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] It has been confirmed that Kwon Young-se, Vice Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee, tested positive for COVID-19.
According to officials from the People Power Party on the 19th, Vice Chairman Kwon was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and has entered self-quarantine.
Vice Chairman Kwon did not come to work that day, so it is reported that he did not have close contact with President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol. However, the day before, he attended the first full meeting held after the inauguration ceremony of the transition committee with President-elect Yoon.
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Meanwhile, according to a transition committee official, Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo tested negative on a self-diagnostic kit.
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