In South Korea, elections under high health surveillance
President Moon Jae-in’s party hopes to capitalize on the success of its measures to stem the epidemic during the April 15 legislative elections.
Taking a temperature at the entrance to the polling stations, compulsory wearing of a mask and gloves, washing hands with hydroalcoholic gel or respecting distances: the legislative elections of April 15 in South Korea are taking place under high health surveillance in the face of the still diffuse threat from Covid-19. An exceptional context which should benefit Minju, the democratic party of the president, Moon Jae-in.
The measures taken for the vote are in line with the policy that helped stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2. South Korea had 10,537 Covid-19 contaminations on Monday, April 13, only twenty-five more than the previous day, when the number increased to 909 on February 29. The virus killed 217 people. Containment was enabled by a series of strict and rapid measures, ranging from the identification of contamination pathways to massive tests, passing through clear and transparent information.
By maintaining the elections - which, however, exclude expatriates and those confined with symptoms of Covid-19 -, the government wants to signal the start of a return to normal, achieved without having to resort to general confinement. To limit the risks, he mobilized thousands of civil servants and young people in civic service to disinfect the 14,000 polling stations and install landmarks to maintain distance.
President Moon Jae-in’s party hopes to capitalize on the success of its measures to stem the epidemic during the April 15 legislative elections.
Taking a temperature at the entrance to the polling stations, compulsory wearing of a mask and gloves, washing hands with hydroalcoholic gel or respecting distances: the legislative elections of April 15 in South Korea are taking place under high health surveillance in the face of the still diffuse threat from Covid-19. An exceptional context which should benefit Minju, the democratic party of the president, Moon Jae-in.
The measures taken for the vote are in line with the policy that helped stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2. South Korea had 10,537 Covid-19 contaminations on Monday, April 13, only twenty-five more than the previous day, when the number increased to 909 on February 29. The virus killed 217 people. Containment was enabled by a series of strict and rapid measures, ranging from the identification of contamination pathways to massive tests, passing through clear and transparent information.
By maintaining the elections - which, however, exclude expatriates and those confined with symptoms of Covid-19 -, the government wants to signal the start of a return to normal, achieved without having to resort to general confinement. To limit the risks, he mobilized thousands of civil servants and young people in civic service to disinfect the 14,000 polling stations and install landmarks to maintain distance.
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