JAKARTA - After returning to Korea after attending the Emmy Awards, actor Lee Jung Jae was reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Jung Woo Sung and Park Hae Soo and Jung Ho Yeon, who are known to have taken the same flight as the Squid Game star, are reported to be negative for COVID-19.

On September 18, Lee Jung Jae returned to Korea from the United States after attending the Emmy Awards. In the event, he also managed to become the first Asian actor to win the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the drama Squid Game.

The actor's agency, Artist Company, announced that Lee Jung Jae had tested positive for COVID-19. He is only undergoing self-quarantine and does not need to be hospitalized.

"According to health protocols, actor Lee Jung Jae underwent a PCR test when he returned to Korea on September 18 and the results were positive," said the agency, quoted from Soompi, Wednesday, September 21.

"Actor Lee Jung Jae has currently stopped all scheduled activities, and he is self-isolating in accordance with the guidelines of the government's health authorities," he continued.


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