Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
KBS main building temporarily closes after cleaner tests positive for COVID-19
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By Bahk Eun-ji
By Bahk Eun-ji
Korea's largest broadcaster KBS temporarily closed its main building in Seoul Tuesday after a cleaner who works there tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee of KBS Business, the company's subsidiary, was confirmed Monday to have been infected with the coronavirus. KBS said 11 people, who had been in close contact with her, have quarantined themselves since.
A source, who refused to be named, said KBS temporarily closed its two buildings, including the main one, for 24 hours for disinfection and told the staff there to work in their homes.
“Shutting down the building was unavoidable because the woman was responsible for cleaning the buildings. More staff members are waiting for test results,” the source said.