SEOUL: Early voting in South Korea’s parliamentary election kicked off on Friday (Apr 10), with COVID-19 patients casting ballots at designated stations and candidates adopting new ways of campaigning to limit the risk of contagion. The National Election Commission (NEC) set up eight polling stations to be used by more than 3,000 coronavirus patients receiving treatment as well as 900 medical staff at treatment centres in hard-hit areas, including the capital Seoul and Daegu city. The election itself is on Apr 15, but officials are hoping that people will take advantage of early voting options to reduce the number of voters crowding polling locations on that day. There are 3,500 stations for voters to cast their ballots during two days of early voting starting on Friday. READ: South Korea’s Daegu reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since February Polling stations were disinfected on Thursday ahead of opening, and all voters are required to wear a mask, use sanitisers and wear gloves. Officials conducted temperature checks at the entrance and anyone showing a temperature higher than 37.5 degrees C was directed to special booths. South Korean President Moon Jae-in cast his ballot on Friday at a polling station near the presidential… Read full this story
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