Jungkook is the latest BTS member to test positive for Covid-19.
The K-Pop star was diagnosed with the illness Monday (March 28th), less than one week before the group’s scheduled Grammy Awards performance.
A statement from Big Hit Music released Tuesday (March 29th) said, “Jung Kook was tested negative on a PCR test in Korea, and he departed for the United States on Sunday, March 27 (KST) in preparation for the Grammy Awards performance. After arriving in Las Vegas, he felt a slight discomfort in his throat and promptly took a rapid PCR test (Covid-19 molecular PCR test) and a standard PCR test (Covid-19 quantitative PCR test) on the afternoon of Sunday, March 27th (PT).”