China News Service, September 22. According to Korean media reports, South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shijun was tested for the virus and isolated at home on the 22nd due to a confirmed case of the new crown in the prime minister's office.
According to the latest news, Ding Shijun's virus test result was negative.
The office of the Prime Minister of South Korea said that earlier on the 22nd, a director general of the office tested positive for the new crown virus.
After that, Ding Shijun received a nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus at a community health center in downtown Seoul.
According to reports, Ding Shijun stopped self-isolation after the test result was negative.
The Office of the Prime Minister of South Korea stated that Ding Shijun has not been in contact with the confirmed case since September 16, so technically speaking, he is not a close contact.
As a preventive measure, Ding Shijun received a virus test.
The data picture shows South Korea under the epidemic.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters stated on the 22nd that in the past 24 hours, South Korea had newly confirmed 61 new cases, with a total of 23,106 confirmed cases.
Since the Korean epidemic rebounded in mid-August, the number of new cases in a single day fell to double digits for three consecutive days, and the epidemic has gradually stabilized.
However, the South Korean epidemic prevention department stated that the epidemic may still break out again because the infection route of more than 25% of the confirmed cases is unknown.