Coronavirus: Merlo, some embassies and consulates closed

(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 14 - "Coronavirus infections continue to grow exponentially in the Americas, in the USAs in Latin America in particular. Thus even the Italian consular network is forced to deal with Covid-19. Sonodiverse, in fact , the diplomatic-consular offices that have been closed because there have been cases of contagion within them ". This was reported in a note by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs with delegation to Italians in the world, Ricardo Merlo, specifying that "some of these have already reopened, others will do so in the next few days" and at the same time recommending nationals in the countries most at risk to go there only " for maximum urgency ". "Up to now - undersecretary Merlo specified - there are at least twenty locations, including Embassies and Consulates. They range from the Italian Embassy in Mexico to the one in Belgrade, from the General Consulate in Miami to Buenos Aires. the UN representative office in New York ". In addition to these - he adds - "the Embassy of Italy in Doha, Abidjan, Caracas, LaPaz, Tashkent, Bogotà, San Jose, Manila were affected by Covid-19. The same fate for the Consulate General in Recife". A situation that creates inconvenience among compatriots abroad - observes Merlo - but necessary to avoid the development of new outbreaks in the event of infection.
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