[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok has entered self-quarantine until the 28th after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Incheon city government announced that Mayor Yoo tested positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd.
Mayor Yoo underwent a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test on the same day after a person who recently traveled abroad with him tested positive for COVID-19.
Kim Jin-yong, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, who accompanied Mayor Yoo on the overseas trip, also tested positive on a self-diagnosis test the day before and is currently awaiting PCR test results.
Mayor Yoo is reported to have no significant symptoms so far and plans to perform city administration duties while receiving home treatment until the 28th.
External events and other face-to-face duties will be handled by Park Deok-su, Deputy Mayor of Incheon.
Mayor Yoo visited France, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands from the 12th to the 20th for a 7-night, 9-day trip.
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