Gwangjin-gu-led Preemptive Testing for Election Workers Expanded to All Districts in Seoul

Gwangjin-gu Mandates Preemptive Testing for Voting and Ballot Counting Staff... Selected as a Model Case by Seoul City, Requests Cooperation for Preemptive Testing from All Districts

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin District

Gwangjin District Office Staff Preliminary Testing

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) has made preemptive testing mandatory for workers involved in voting and counting in the Seoul mayoral by-election, and Seoul City has adopted this as a best practice to expand it to all autonomous districts.

Accordingly, Seoul City has requested cooperation through official letters to all districts to ensure that workers participating in the Seoul mayoral by-election can undergo preemptive testing.

The district decided on March 8 to implement preemptive testing to prevent local mass infections caused by asymptomatic or latent COVID-19 infections, detect confirmed cases early, and minimize election disruptions.

The target for this preemptive testing includes not only the local voting workers conducting the main vote on April 7 but also early voting workers on April 2-3 and counting workers assisting with ballot counting on April 7-8.

In cooperation with the Gwangjin-gu Election Commission, a total of about 2,300 people?including observers participating in the election, election commissioners, and general residents supporting voting and counting tasks?will undergo preemptive testing up to three days before their duties.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Since voting workers at the forefront of election tasks could cause large-scale mass infections if confirmed positive, we proposed preemptive testing to Seoul City and others,” adding, “I hope all autonomous districts actively cooperate to create a safe voting environment.”

Meanwhile, the Seoul mayoral by-election will be held on April 7 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 84 polling stations within the district for voters aged 18 and over. Early voting will be available on April 2-3 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for those who find it difficult to participate in the official election.

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