Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
PHOTOS Election day: Changing scenes at polling stations amid coronavirus
A woman in a face mask and disposable gloves ― preventive gear against the coronavirus spread ― casts her vote Wednesday at a polling station in Daejeon. Yonhap
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
As South Korea's parliamentary elections began Wednesday morning, voters arriving at polling stations to elect lawmakers took measures to protect themselves against the spread of the coronavirus.
The following photos show how the pandemic has changed the process at polling stations across the nation:
A voter has his temperature checked before entering a polling station to cast his vote in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. Yonhap
A man gets hand sanitizer to help protect against the coronavirus spread as he waits in line to cast his vote at a polling station in Daegu. Yonhap
A voter gets help to put on disposable gloves to help prevent the coronavirus infection at a polling station in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. Yonhap
People wait in line to cast their votes while keeping their distance at a polling station in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, to help protect against the spread of the virus. Yonhap
A thermal detection device at a polling station in Daegu. Yonhap
Voters in face masks wave from a shuttle bus heading to a polling station in Naju, South Jeolla Province. Yonhap