Surging Covid-19 cases halt South Korean entertainment scene


By AGENCY
Daily soap opera 'Be My Dream Family' has temporarily stopped production after one of its child actors tested positive for Covid-19. Photo: KBS

The Covid-19 pandemic is once again standing in the way of the South Korean entertainment industry, as the coronavirus and its more contagious delta variant slash through the nation.

Local broadcaster KBS is on alert as Lee Kun-jun, a producer at the KBS drama department, has tested positive for the virus.

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