The Japanese media on May 22-23 spotlighted the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly in Vietnam, especially at a time when the Southeast Asian country is battling with the resurgence of COVID-19 since late April.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong goes to the polls in Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – The Japanese media on May 22-23 spotlighted the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly in Vietnam, especially at a time when the Southeast Asian country is battling with the resurgence of COVID-19
since late April.
On May 23, the television
broadcaster NHK reported that voters wore masks, disinfected
their hands and had their temperatures checked before casting ballots.
At a polling station
in Hanoi, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said voters should fulfill
their citizen duties and elect the most suitable candidates.
The same day, Kyodo News news agency said Vietnam held its
one-in-five-years parliamentary election while taking precautions to prevent
the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a spike in new cases.
Polling stations have taken strict
precautions such as temperature checks, physical distancing and wearing of masks.
The results will be announced by
mid-June.
A day earlier, Nikkei Asia said Vietnam has gone on high alert nationwide in order to
contain COVID-19 outbreaks in the north in the context of the election./.