The leader of the largest opposition party in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, has been infected with the new coronavirus, and the meeting with the leader of the ruling party has been postponed.

On August 22, Jinshi Data News, the leader of the largest opposition party in South Korea, the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Jae-myeong, was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. The meeting between the leaders of the two major parties, scheduled for the 25th, will be postponed. Han Dong-xun, the leader of the ruling party, the People's Power Party, said during a meeting of the highest committee at the party headquarters that he had received the above news from the Democratic Party, and the meeting between the leaders would be postponed. In addition, Lee Jae-myeong had planned to visit former President Moon Jae-in in Pyeongsan Village, Liangshan City, Gyeongsangnam-do in the afternoon of the same day. This schedule has also been postponed due to his infection with the new coronavirus.