K-pop star Chungha has Covid-19
published : 8 Dec 2020 at 09:35
writer: Gary Boyle
Chungha, one of K-pop’s biggest solo stars, has contracted Covid-19.
Chungha, full name Kim Chung-ha, is the latest in a series of K-pop stars to test positive, coming after two members of boy band Up10tion and two members of girl group Everglow announced their positive results last week.
The infections have sparked fears of a coronavirus cluster within the K-pop industry.
Later on Monday, JYP Entertainment announced that girl group Twice were undergoing testing as member Sana had been in contact with Chungha.
Twice attended an awards ceremony on Sunday night, sparking fears of an outbreak linked to the event.
Twenty-four-year-old Chungha was informed earlier in December that she had been in contact with a confirmed case and underwent testing.
South Korea is currently in the middle of its worst coronavirus wave to date, with the country seeing its most cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak started.
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- ceremony (noun): a formal public event - งานพิธี
- cluster: group of people, animals or things close together - กลุ่ม
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