BLACKPINK’s Lisa has tested positive for coronavirus this Wednesday, November 24, her representative agency YG Entertainment said.
YG said that Rose, Jennie, and Jisoo of the four-member K-pop band were awaiting the results of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, although they were not in close contact with Lisa.
JUST IN: @BLACKPINK Lisa has tested positive of COVID-19 this afternoon. The other three members, who are not classified to have come in close contact with Lisa, are currently awaiting their test results. #LISA pic.twitter.com/MHbqGCdTxI
— KpopHerald (@Kpop_Herald) November 24, 2021
The company said it has shared the information with health officials and has taken stricter preventive measures than the standards of health authorities in the asian country.
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South Korea’s new and critical coronavirus cases soared to record highs this Wednesday, prompting the government to consider imposing an emergency response plan just weeks after easing social distancing rules under the plan “living with COVID-19“.