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BTS Bandmember Jungkook Tested for Coronavirus

BTS Bandmember Jungkook Tested for Coronavirus

Jungkook from the hit K-pop band BTS has been tested for Coronavirus after going out to a restaurant with a group of friends. The results came back negative.

The BTS member went out to a restaurant with other K-Pop stars NCT 127’s Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu and Cha Eunwoo from ASTRO towards the end of April.

BTS management, Big Hit Entertainment, confirmed in a statement that Jungkook‘s results came back negative, as did the other singers as well.

Jungkook visited a restaurant and bar in the neighbourhood of Itaewon with his acquaintances,” a statement read, via NME. “He showed no symptoms of COVID-19 such as coughing or a fever following the visit. He voluntarily received a test for COVID-19 at a government-designated hospital and tested negative.

“The artist himself is currently feeling deeply regretful for not having faithfully contributed to the entire society’s social distancing efforts,” they added.

BTS also announced some upsetting news just a few days ago.

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