Korean star Lee Jung-jae, who recently won an Emmy for the hit series 'Squid Game', has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Lee’s agency Artist Company announced on Monday night that the actor had tested Covid-19 positive after undergoing a routine PCR test upon his return to native South Korea from the US where he attended the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on September 13. “In accordance with disease control protocol, actor Jung-jae underwent PCR testing after he returned to Korea on September 18, and his test results came back positive,” the agency said in a statement.

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