SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – South Korean comic Yoo Jae-suk of Working Man fame examined optimistic for Covid-19, his company mentioned on Monday (Dec 13).
Yoo, 49, went for polymerase chain response (PCR) assessments after he was informed on Saturday that he had been in shut contact with somebody identified with Covid-19, mentioned the company.
Yoo had obtained his second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in September.
After he examined destructive on Saturday, Yoo was instructed to take a second PCR take a look at on Monday, which got here out optimistic later the identical day.
“All his engagements have been cancelled for now. We can be taking all actions, complying with authorities measures and the Korea Illness Management and Prevention Company pointers,” mentioned the company, Antenna.
In keeping with an Antenna official, individuals who have been in shut contact with Yoo haven’t been revealed, as an epidemiological examine is in progress.
“All artistes and workers at Antenna took PCR assessments after Yoo was discovered optimistic,” the official informed The Korea Herald.
Yoo seems on a number of selection programmes, together with SBS’ Working Man (2010 to current), tvN’s You Quiz On The Block (2018 to current) and MBC’s Dangle Out With Yoo (2019 to current).
He is not going to be taking part in each Working Man and the annual SBS Leisure Awards on Saturday, which Yoo has been attending for the previous 11 years.
“The unique six members will movie Working Man with out present host Yoo,” an SBS official mentioned on Tuesday.
Though the solid and workers of You Quiz On The Block haven’t been in shut contact with Yoo, filming was cancelled for that present as properly.
Tv community MBC introduced on Monday {that a} particular live performance organised by Dangle Out With Yoo can be postponed from its scheduled date of Wednesday.
Different South Korean celebrities who’ve been hit by breakthrough Covid-19 infections not too long ago embody singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol, Choi Si-won of boy group Tremendous Junior and actress Yoon Eun-hye.