Strengthening COVID-19 Prevention at Polling Stations
On voting day for the 2020 regional elections, more than 100 million people are expected to assemble at 298,939 polling stations.
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Workers fold ballots for the election of mayor in Manado, Monday (23/11/2020), at Robert Wolter Mongisidi Sports Stadium, Sario, Manado, North Sulawesi. The activity involves about 100 workers divided into two shifts.
On voting day for the 2020 regional elections, more than 100 million people are expected to assemble at 298,939 polling stations. Without discipline in enforcing health protocols, the regional elections could become loci for the spread of COVID-19.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — A strong understanding and implementation of health protocols at polling stations as well as detailed technical preparations for the poll will determine whether the the 2020 regional elections will further the spread of COVID-19.