THESE K-pop Idols Just Tested Positive For COVID-19
At least five K-pop idols tested positive for COVID-19 this week alone.
Read on to know who they are.
SEVENTEEN Hoshi | BLOCK B P.O | WJSN Exy | VICTON Sejun
SEVENTEEN Hoshi Positive for COVID-19
On Thursday, March 3, Pledis Entertainment announced that SEVENTEEN Hoshi tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, March 2.
The agency said that SEVENTEEN Hoshi is recovering at home after suffering minor symptoms such as sore throat and cough.
SEVENTEEN Hoshi
"All the SEVENTEEN members besides Wonwoo and Vernon checked they tested negative through tests preemptively carried out using self-test kits on the afternoon of March 2. They do not have any symptoms," Pledis Entertainment said.
BLOCK B P.O, THE BOYZ Sunwoo COVID-19 Diagnoses Revealed
Other than SEVENTEEN Hoshi, Block B P.O also tested positive for the virus. His agency, Artist Company also confirmed the news.
Due to his diagnosis, Block B P.O schedules have been postponed. He's also recovering at home.
THE BOYZ Sunwoo is also positive for COVID-19.
Reports revealed that the K-pop idol tested positive for COVID-19 on March 3 after experiencing symptoms the day before.
On March 2, THE BOYZ Sunwoo attended an acquaintance party with his family and one of them also tested positive for COVID-19.
Block B P.O
At first, Sunwoo's at-home testing kit showed that he was negative for the virus.
But after experiencing symptoms, he underwent an RT-PCR test that showed that he was positive.
As of writing, THE BOYZ Sunwoo has a mild sore throat and cough.
His agency confirmed that he would focus on getting better until March 9, which is also when he would complete his seven-day isolation.
Which K-pop Idols Are Also Positive For COVID-19?
WJSN Exy is also positive for COVID-19. Her agency, Starship Entertainment confirmed the news on Friday, March 4. The agency revealed that WJSN Exy tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday after getting an RT-PCR test.
She's experiencing minor symptoms since she's fully vaccinated against the virus. WJSN Exy has also received her booster shot.
Other members of WJSN or Cosmic Girls tested negative for COVID-19. On March 1, it was confirmed that VICTON Sejun tested positive for COVID-19 while he was in Thailand.
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IST Entertainment said that VICTON Sejun found out about his diagnosis after he completed his schedules in Thailand. He was under an RT-PCR test ahead of his flight back home to Korea and found out that he was positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 28.
His agency also confirmed that VICTON Sejun took an RT-PCR test before he left Korea on Feb. 23 and another test on Feb. 24 when he arrived in Thailand.
On Feb. 25, 26, and 27, he tested for COVID-19 using self-testing kits and all the results were negative. But he tested positive on Feb. 28.
Following the diagnosis, VICTON Sejun was taken to a hospital as part of Thailand's rules on COVID-19.
VICTON Sejun is also vaccinated against COVID-19 so he did not experience any symptoms.
Other VICTON members tested negative for COVID-19.
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Camille Heimbrod wrote this.
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