[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Lawmaker Lee Gae-ho tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an emergency response from health authorities.
According to health authorities on the 15th, Lee tested positive in a COVID-19 diagnostic test that day.
Lee underwent testing after being classified as a close contact when his personal secretary tested positive the previous day.
The issue is that Lee, who was asymptomatic, engaged in constituency activities. Last week, he attended local election campaigns for the April 7 by-elections in his constituencies of Damyang-gun, Yeonggwang-gun, and Hampyeong-gun in Jeonnam Province.
He also attended the wedding of the child of Hwasun County Governor Gu Choong-gon over the past weekend and participated in the "National Simultaneous Launch Ceremony for Nonghyup Farming Support" held in Hampyeong on the 12th. It is reported that he came into contact with Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, at this event.
As it has been confirmed that he had direct and indirect contact not only with political figures but also with local residents, health authorities are closely monitoring the situation.
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