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South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic
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Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with fevers, and special polling times for the quarantined: South Koreans headed to the polls today with a big turnout expected despite the coronavirus threat.
South Korea is among the first countries with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since the global pandemic began, and a raft of safety measures were in place around the ballot, as well as affecting the campaigns.
The parliamentary poll - widely expected to bolster the ruling Democratic party's position - kicked off at 6am local time with 43.9 million voters eligible to cast ballots.
Voters in obligatory masks lined up at least one metre apart outside polling stations and had their temperatures checked before
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