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Indonesia temporarily closes embassy in Seoul due to COVID-19

The offices of the Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC) in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), were temporarily closed on February 28 after a COVID-19 case had been reported in a nearby area.
Indonesia temporarily closes embassy in Seoul due to COVID-19 ảnh 1Workers fumigate the Dongdaegu railway station in the RoK's Daegu city on February 29 (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The officesof the Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC)in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), were temporarily closed on February 28after a COVID-19 case had been reported in a nearby area.

The Indonesian Embassy complex and the IIPCoffice are located near Yeouido, Seoul’s main investment and financialdistrict, where an employee of state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea was foundto have COVID-19 on February 27.

Indonesian Ambassador to the RoK Umar Hadi said the closure is only temporary, and it is also in line with the RoK’spolicy to reduce the number of people meeting in the same place at the same time.

With theoffice closure, public service counters for the handling of visas, passportsand consular services in the embassy will be closed temporarily. Extra safetymeasures to disinfect the embassy complex and the IIPC office are ongoing, he noted./.
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