Jisung NCT Positive For COVID-19, Only Mild Sore Throat After Vaccine Booster

JAKARTA - Jisung from the K-pop idol group NCT has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The SM Entertainment agency chose to temporarily suspend all activities in the entertainment world.

Quoted from Soompi, Saturday, April 30, Jisung reportedly had a mild sore throat, but had no other symptoms. Meanwhile, NCT members, especially the DREAM unit, tested negative using an antigen test.

"NCT's Jisung was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 29, 2022. He previously received three doses or boosters of the COVID-19 vaccine, and he has no specific symptoms other than a mild sore throat", said SM.

Jisung is the only NCT member to have tested positive for COVID-19 so far. As of Friday, April 29, none of the group's 23 members had ever been diagnosed with Coronavirus.

He is currently undergoing treatment in self-isolation at home according to the South Korean government's health authority guidelines.

"Our agency will continue to strictly adhere to the guidelines of the health authorities, and we will consider our artist's health to be our top priority and do our best to help him fully focus on his recovery", the agency said.