Comelec postpones overseas voting in coronavirus-hit Shanghai
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has postponed overseas voting for the 2022 Philippine elections in Shanghai due to a COVID-19 surge.
Voting will be suspended for around 1,600 Filipino voters in Shanghai until the lockdown is lifted.
Comelec is also considering suspending polls in seven other countries and cities: Baghdad, Iraq; Algeria; Chad; Tunisia; Libya; Islamabad, Afghanistan; and Ukraine, due to security or health concerns.
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