Covid infects Jung Jun-ha, Kim Hyun-sook

Comedian Jung Jun-ha, left and actor Kim Hyun-sook is inflicted with Covid-19, local media reported Thursday. [YONHAP]

With daily Covid-19 cases exceeding 600,000, the widening pandemic is reaching deeper into the entertainment industry.

Comedian Jung Jun-ha and actor Kim Hyun-sook have contracted the coronavirus, according to local media reports Thursday.

Jung is said to have been unable to attend shooting for the MBC variety show “Hangout with Yoo” on Thursday.

Jung currently hosts the radio program “Jung Joon-ha, Shin JI’s Single Bungle Show” and runs his own YouTube channel “Jungjunhahaha.”

Kim uploaded an Instagam post Thursday saying she tested positive for the virus. She is currently appearing in SBS television series “A Business Proposal.”

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]