NHK reported that Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori has tested positive for COVID-19. The network said Mori is showing mild symptoms and recuperating at home, and no one except his family has been in close contact with him as he has been wearing a face mask and taking the necessary precautions when meeting with others. According to MOFA, Mori fell ill on Tuesday evening and later tested positive for the virus. Kyodo filed a similar report, adding that on Monday Mori met with Chung Jin Suk, deputy speaker of the South Korean National Assembly, and other members of the delegation sent by the nation’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol.