K-pop star Chungha confirmed to have Covid-19, Twice member Sana undergoing testing as industry coronavirus scare widens
- Chungha was informed earlier this month that she had been in contact with a confirmed case and underwent testing, which has come back positive
- Twice member Sana is undergoing testing after having had contact with Chungha at Sunday’s Mama event, sparking concerns for the health of other acts
Chungha, one of the K-pop industry’s biggest solo stars, has contracted Covid-19, her company MNH Entertainment announced Monday.
All of the artists, including Chungha, are isolating and those around them have undergone testing, but 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. As of publication time, no test results had been reported.
Twice attended Sunday night’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (Mama) ceremony, sparking fears of an outbreak linked to the event. Girl group Iz*One were the first other Mama attendee to announce they would get tested and cancelled scheduled events promoting their new single and album, set to arrive today at 5pm Hong Kong time.
Twenty-four-year-old soloist Chungha was informed earlier in December that she had been in contact with a confirmed case and underwent testing. She received her results Monday morning, according to MNH, and those she had been in contact with had been alerted to ensure they undergo testing.