The parliamentary office said Wednesday it will temporarily delay the first examination of the 2020 36th Legislative Examination scheduled for April 14 after April.

In its press release, the National Assembly Office said, "As the coronavirus-19 (corona 19) crisis alert has been upgraded to" severe "and the number of confirmed patients has soared, we will postpone the test to protect the health of candidates and the public."

The National Assembly Office will conduct the first round of legislative examinations after April, taking into account the calmness of the Corona 19 crisis.

We will also post a detailed schedule on the National Assembly Recruitment System (gosi.assembly.go.kr) as soon as possible to minimize confusion.