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As of 1 pm on Friday, South Korea's early voting rate has reached 8.75%, surpassing 5.98%of the historical high set set by the parliamentary election in April 2020.(AFP)
(Morning News) The South Korean presidential election held a vote early on Friday (March 4) under the shadow of crown disease. It is estimated that up to 1 million crown patients can also vote for them on this day.
Reuters and Xinhua News Agency reported that among South Korea's 44 million qualified voters, the diagnosis of crown diseases may have at least 1 million.Elected officials wearing protective clothing and protective eye masks, voters who have been diagnosed with crown diseases or contacting confirmed cases must disinfect their hands and wear gloves before voting, and vote at the isolated voting station.
As of 1 pm, the early voting rate had reached 8.75%, surpassing 5.98%of the historical high set set by the parliamentary election in April 2020.
At present, more than 800,000 people in South Korea are undergoing home treatment, and nearly 800 patients are left for medical treatment in the hospital.Officials from the Korean government and the Ministry of Health have revised the election law last month, so that patients with crown disease can also vote.
In addition, according to the latest polls of the presidential election candidate announced by Gallop, South Korea, the support rate of Yin Xiyue, the maximum of the candidates of the opposition party, is 39%, and the support rate of Li Zaiming, a joint Democratic Party candidate for the ruling party, is 38%.The gap between the two is within the error range.
The South Korean presidential election will be held on March 9.
