Indonesia announces 'temporary' closure of Embassy in Seoul as Coronavirus spreads

Indonesian Ambassor to South Korea Umar Hi recently anunced that its Embassy in Seoul and Indonesian Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC), also located in Seoul will temporarily suspend operations after a confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in an area nearby.

closure is 'temporary'

Indonesian Embassy and IIPC are locaters near Yeouido which is Seoul's main investment and financial district. It was in this area that an employee of state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea was confirmed to be infected with coronavirus on February 27.

According to reports, Indonesian Ambassor to Republic of Korea Umar Hi claimed that closure of Embassy and IIPC was only temporary and that extra measures are being taken to ensure that embassy complex and IIPC office is disinfected.

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(with inputs from ncies)