South Korea Hold Its Parliamentary Election Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 15: Lee Nak-yon (center R), a former prime minister and a candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, watches TVs broadcasting the results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly amid the coronavirus outbreak on April 15, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Parliamentary voting started at local polling stations across South Korea prior to the election. A total of 300 lawmakers will be elected to the four-year term, with 253 of them to be selected through direct elections and the remaining 47 assigned via proportional representation. A total of 1,110 candidates are competing for the 253 seats. South Korea has called for expanded public participation in social distancing, as the country witnesses a wave of community spread and imported infections leading to a resurgence in new cases of COVID-19. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 27 new cases were reported. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 10,591. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)