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‘Hotel Del Luna’ fame Yeo Jin-goo tests positive for Covid-19, halts all activities

Korean actor Yeo Jin Goo tested covid positive on March 23, 2022

Covid-19 has affected everyone in the world and celebrities aren’t any exception. Several Korean idols and celebrities have recently fallen sick due to the virus, with actor Yeo Jin Goo being the latest star to test positive. The ‘Hotel Del Luna’ boy’s fans are now wishing him a rapid recovery. 

Yeo Jin Goo, 24, recently tested positive for Covid and his agency Janus Entertainment released a statement. The agency announced on March 22 that the actor is awaiting PCR test results, and on March 23, it was announced that he has received a positive diagnosis. According to the agency, he has had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccination and is only experiencing moderate cold symptoms. Nevertheless, the actor has put a stop to all his activities for the time being. 

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Yeo Jin Goo will restart activities

The agency added that Yeo Jin Goo is in self-quarantine and is taking care of his health, assuring that he will resume his activities, including his upcoming drama ‘Link: Eat and Love to Kill,' after the quarantine. The statement concluded, “We will continue to comply with the guidelines of the disease control authorities and make every effort to ensure the health and safety of our actors.”

Yeo Jin Goo hasn't released any personal message regarding his health. 

'Link: Eat and Love to Kill'

Yeo Jin Goo is currently working on tvN’s drama ‘Link: Eat and Love to Kill’, set to be released in 2022. The series, touted as a fantasy melodrama, will star Yeo Jin Goo as Eun Gye Hoon, a top restaurant sous chef who unexpectedly shares the perennially luckless No Da Hyun's grief one day. No Da-Hyun has an awful record with men. According to reports, the production team will undergo an inspection followed by a round of testing to ensure safety before continuing the shoot. 

Fans are wishing for Yeo Jin Goo's speedy recovery

Yeo made his acting debut as a child in the 2005 film 'Sad Movie.' In the 2012 MBC series 'Moon Embracing the Sun,' he played the male lead in his adolescent years, and it was his breakout role. Aside from Yeo Jin Goo, COVID-19 has also infected six members of the JYP Entertainment boy band Stray Kids, Kim Sejeong from ‘A Business Proposal’, and Jun So Min from ‘Cleaning Up.’ As more and more idols and actors are coming down with the virus, fans have been sending their recovery wishes to their favorite stars. One fan on Twitter wrote, “Thats terrible about him i hope he gets well soon” while another said, “Hope he get well soon without any complication 🙏🙏” Another fan wrote, “GET WELL SOONEST KIM SE JEONG AND YEO JIN GOO😭🥺❤️,” wishing good health for Kim Sejeong as well.