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KMID : 1120220200110040158
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Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2020 Volume.11 No. 4 p.158 ~ p.163
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COVID-19 Public Health Measures During National Assembly Elections of the Republic of Korea
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Kim Eun-Young
Kim Eun-Kyoung
Lee Min-Won
Park Hye-Kyung
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Abstract
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The general elections for the 21st National Assembly in the Republic of Korea were scheduled for April 15th, 2020, which was during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. To ensure a safe election, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recommended several public health measures. The KCDC developed key interventions after reviewing the general election strategy that targeted COVID-19 patients and individuals isolating at home. Four voters who participated in the election tested positive, but did not contract COVID-19 during voting. The results demonstrated that the KCDC minimized the spread of infection in the community during the election. The measures implemented by KCDC during the election held under a COVID-19 outbreak cannot be generalized to elections as a whole because cultural and national consciousness vary between countries. Nevertheless, it demonstrates that the systemic strategies and applications against the pandemic can minimize the possibility of viral spread.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, isolation, voting
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