Singapore polls: Long queues at polling stations, younger voters told to stick to time slots

Voters wearing face masks queue up at a polling station during Singapore's general election, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. - Reuters

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Elections Department (ELD) said in a statement on Friday morning (July 10) that it has observed "longer than usual queues" at some polling stations in Singapore - where more than 2.65 million voters are expected to cast their votes for the general election.

It explained that this was partly due to the additional safety measures put in place to ensure safe voting -- such as temperature taking and the use of hand sanitisers and disposable gloves for voters.