On March 8, Pledis Entertainment revealed Joshua and Jin's positive diagnosis as well as changes to their schedule. The label stated, "Joshua took a self-test and was tested negative on Monday, March 7. However, he took a PCR test as a proactive measure and was confirmed with COVID-19 on the morning of Tuesday, March 8. Jjun took a rapid antigen test as a proactive measure and was tested positive on Monday, March 7. He promptly took a PCR test and was confirmed with COVID-19 on the morning of Tuesday, March 8. Joshua and Jun are currently not exhibiting any symptoms and are administering self-treatment at home."
The group members have also taken self-test kits. Pledis explained, "All Seventeen members other than S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, The8, DK, Seungkwan, and Vernon all preemptively took self-test kits on Monday, the 7th, which all the results came back as negative and are not exhibiting any symptoms."
Joshua and Jun will not be taking part in Seventeen's schedule for now, and Pledis Entertainment will be providing updates on their status. Stay tuned for updates.