National Assembly to shut down Thursday after reporter tested positive for COVID-19

By Yonhap
Published : Aug 26, 2020 - 21:50 Updated : Aug 26, 2020 - 21:50

The National Assembly will be closed Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test by a journalist who covered a ruling party meeting there earlier Wednesday.

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The National Assembly will be closed Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test by a journalist who covered a ruling party meeting there earlier Wednesday. Parliament reached the decision at an emergency COVID-19 response meeting. A photojournalist who covered the ruling Democratic Party's supreme council meeting earlier in the day tested positive for the virus. Chairman Lee Hae-chan and floor leader Rep. Kim Tae-...