South Korea forges ahead with an election — with masks, thermometers and lots of hand sanitizer
In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.Election officials have assured citizens that they are taking every precaution to keep voters safe. All voters are being required to wear masks, and polling stations are being thoroughly sanitized.
After much debate, the government also announced measures to allow those under mandatory 14-day quarantine — people who have traveled abroad or come into contact with a known COVID-19 patient — to leave their homes during a one hour, 40-minute window Wednesday evening to cast their ballots. Only those without symptoms will be permitted to do so, and they’re required to walk or drive themselves to the polls rather than take public transit.
Systems and laws put in place after the country’s bungled handling of a 2015 outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome kicked in, and after a surge in late February, daily coronavirus infections slowed to fewer than 30 new cases this week. The country’sand flattening the curve of new infections has received acclaim and attention from around the world.
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