The polls have opened in South Korea for Election Day. Here’s how they’re doing it. First, stand at least a meter apart in the queue, then a temperature check. Then you’re squirted with hand sanitizer and given plastic gloves before you’re allowed inside the voting station. 
There been a record early turnout across the country in the two days of early polling on Friday and Saturday. The fear of infection doesn’t appear to be keeping people away. More than 11 million people, about 26% of the population, have cast their votes in advance.
If someone has a temperature above 37.5 degrees Celsius, they will be taken to a separate voting area.
Special polling booths have also been set up outside residential centres caring for hundreds of people with mild symptoms of coronavirus.
Special polling booths have also been set up outside residential centres caring for hundreds of people with mild symptoms of coronavirus.
There are around 60,000 people in quarantine across the country. They can head to polls at certain times (5.20pm until 7pm). They can’t use public transport. They must call officials when they return home or we’ve have been told, police officers will be despatched to find them.
550,000 staff have helped prepare and disinfect 14,000 voting stations across the country.
A lot of preparation and planning.
But it has made voting during this pandemic possible.
A lot of preparation and planning.
But it has made voting during this pandemic possible.
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