South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong has been in two-week self-isolation since June 28 after a passenger on a flight he took was found to be sick with COVID-19, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement, APA reports citing Sputnik.
The minister arrived home Saturday from Indonesia - the final leg of his weeklong visit to Southeast Asian countries. He also visited Vietnam and Singapore. Chung's PCR test result was negative, but self-isolation will last 14 days.
"The minister had a personal schedule, including a special meeting of parliament, but no real meetings are planned during the period of isolation imposed by the health authorities", Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Young-sam said at a briefing, adding that Chung will work from home.
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