[Sky News] - Millions of South Koreans are heading to polling stations as the country holds parliamentary elections despite the global coronavirus pandemic.
South Korea's mass testing, tracing and quarantine measures meant authorities believed it was safe for the ballot to go ahead. About 44 million people are eligible to vote.
The country has recorded 10,591 COVID-19 cases and only 225 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the outbreak.
Voters have been required to observe various protective measures.
They must wear face masks and have their temperatures checked, disinfect their hands and put on gloves to enter the booth. People are also required to keep one metre apart.
Early voting, held on Friday and Saturday to avoid bigger crowds on the official election day, attracted record numbers.
The government also allowed 50,000 people who are self-isolating to vote: provided they have no symptoms, they will be allowed to cast ballots once voting ends at 6pm.
"We believe that personal hygiene and keeping personal distance and hand washing and sanitising the poll places frequently is very effective - the only effective way to control the person-to-person transmission particularly in closed, small areas," Professor Jeon Jae-hyun, a specialist in infectious disease at Ehwa University Hospital, told Sky News.
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