NCT’s Jung-woo tests positive for COVID-19 after returning to Korea from Japanese concert

▲ This photo, a captured image from the official Twitter account of NCT 127, shows NCT’s Jung-woo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group NCT’s Jung-woo tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the agency SM Entertainment.

Jung-woo recently appeared in NCT 127’s concert held at Tokyo Dome in Japan and tested negative from the PCR test conducted before leaving the country, but tested positive for the coronavirus as he received the PCR test after returning home.

SM Entertainment explained, "Jung-woo has completed his third vaccine shots,” adding, “He currently does not show any special symptoms and halted all schedules while being in quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of healthcare authorities.”

It also added, "All NCT 127 members except Jung-woo tested negative from PCR tests conducted after entering the country."

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Sun Min.)

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