After having spent a trip to New York, CJ ENM verified that a PD had transmitted Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Based on the most recent separate reports from Sports World and Ilgan Sports, one production director (PD) of the CJ ENM program had come back positive for Coronavirus. On 18 March, the patient was said to have headed for New York break. He experienced anomalous health concerns after returning and subsequently came back positive for the virus. The producer is reportedly in hospital and undergoing treatment.
CJ ENM has verified the situation in response, and is now initiating steps to start quarantine procedures. To disinfect the site, the Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu facility will be shut down for the weekend, and all staff was advised to work from home for the weekend, if necessary.
"We recently verified that one of our workers has contracted Coronavirus. We are closing the whole establishment to prevent infection from spreading and we are taking emergency measures."
The explanation for the complete building's closure is that the PD returned to work after returning from his vacation in New York. In the mixing area, outdoor shooting locations, editing space, and meeting room, the PD would go back and forth.
He went and got an exam on the 27th of March as he noticed irregularities in his health.
Despite the unfortunate news for the CJ ENM, it has been reported that CJ ENM Workers calls out their company for lying to the public and push them to work long after the coronavirus case has been verified.
"The organization has instructed workers to operate from home unless conditions are unavoidable. But in those unavoidable situations, all the PD's who are planning or actually working on broadcasts is deemed to be. For the show, it is just a comment. It is a scenario in which everyone is nervous and has no option but to operate in."
Remarks have also been made in response to the posts of several other CJ ENM staff, and all of them reflect the company's "need" for being expected to be at work.
"Insert another person who has been forced to go to work."
"I'm working tomorrow ^^ Corona squad."
"The worst is that I have to go on the weekend too."
"Just a couple floors have been decontaminated, it's a little unfair to have to go on the weekends."
It was also announced, nevertheless, that Mnet's show Voice Korea 2020 will conduct in-person casting calls starting today for contestants clearing the online assessment, supporting the statements of the employees. If the show conducts its in-person auditions, they will go against the social distancing guidelines of the government, which were set up until April 5.
PARK NA RAE'S LABEL ADDRESSES CONCERNS AFTER HER SHOW'S PD TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
When it was announced that a PD who operates on Bap Bless You 2 was reported to have COVID-19, many were concerned if the crew was also exposed to it.
The agency of Park Na Rae replied to the worries that she had not come into touch with the PD but they would keep a keen eye on her as she maintains her personal measures for protection.
"[Na Rae Park] did not engage with the patient in concern. She is not subject to self-quarantine, so we're testing the circumstance while keeping up with her measures for personal protection."
They later reported that Bap Bless You 2 was a PD, and disclosed that all the other producers and the members of the cast will be examined by tomorrow.
"It's true the patient is one of the PDs for Bap Bless You 2. All the producers started to self-quarantine themselves after noticing symptoms of the virus.
All the producers screened for COVID-19 and the findings are yet to be released. Within today or tomorrow, the cast and crew will all be checked."
