[Breaking News] Former President Park Geun-hye Tests Negative for COVID-19 PCR... Isolated in External Hospital

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Former President Park Geun-hye, who had close contact with an employee at Seoul Detention Center confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), tested negative in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test conducted on the 20th.

The Ministry of Justice stated that although the test result was negative, she will be isolated for a certain period through hospitalization at an external hospital as a preventive measure.