If Waiting for PCR Results or Only Rapid Antigen Test is Positive... General Voting

Confirmed Patients Must Use Walking or Private Vehicles When Traveling, Public Transportation Not Allowed

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] In the 20th presidential election, those who are waiting for a COVID-19 positive confirmation or have only received a positive rapid antigen test result can vote during the same voting hours as general voters.

Ko Jae-young, spokesperson for the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, explained at a regular briefing on the 3rd, "Those whose polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results have not yet come out are not confirmed cases, so they can vote during the general voter voting hours."

COVID-19 confirmed patients and those in quarantine can go out for election purposes on the election day, the 9th, or from 5 p.m. on the second day of early voting, the 5th. On the 9th, voting is possible between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and on the early voting day, the 5th, voters must arrive at the polling station by 6 p.m. to vote. After voting, they must return home immediately.

Spokesperson Ko added, "Even if the rapid antigen test is positive but the PCR test has not yet been taken, since a positive rapid antigen test alone does not confirm infection, they can use the general voter voting hours."

However, if a medical institution has received a positive PCR result but the health center has not notified the individual of confirmation or quarantine, the person must participate in voting as a confirmed case. Lee Sang-won, head of the Epidemiological Investigation and Analysis Division at the Central Disease Control Headquarters, explained, "If a medical institution has notified a positive PCR result, the person can be considered a COVID-19 confirmed case," and "they must vote during the confirmed case and quarantine voting hours."

Regarding the mode of transportation to the polling station for confirmed cases, it was stated, "They must use walking, private car, or quarantine taxi," and "public transportation cannot be used."

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