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Former President Park Geun-hye, who is incarcerated, has been confirmed to have been in close contact with a detention center employee who was diagnosed with Corona 19. Former President Park was tested negative, but he will be quarantined in an external hospital for a period of time as a preventive measure.
This is Jung Yoon-sik.
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Ministry of Justice said that former President Park Geun-hye, who is imprisoned in the Seoul detention center, was confirmed to have been in close contact with a detention center employee who was diagnosed with coronavirus, and that the result of a diagnostic test was negative.
Former President Park was confirmed to have been in close contact with an employee of the Seoul Detention Center who was tested positive in the early morning of today (20th) on the 18th, two days ago.
The correctional authorities said that there was close contact with former President Park in a convoy vehicle to an external hospital to receive outpatient treatment, and an employee who was confirmed confirmed was accompanied by a vehicle.
The correctional authorities said that both former President Park and the staff were wearing masks thoroughly at the time, and that former President Park was negative as a result of a diagnostic test at an external screening clinic this morning.
Correctional authorities said that former President Park was negatively judged, but that he will be hospitalized and quarantined for a period of time as a preventive measure.