[Breaking] Philippine Korean Embassy Security Guard Tests Positive... Civil Affairs Office Closed

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A security officer working at the consular office of the Korean Embassy in the Philippines tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), leading to the temporary closure of the embassy's consular office.

On the 18th, according to the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, a Philippine national security officer dispatched by the Philippine National Police and working at the Korean Embassy's consular office was confirmed to have COVID-19 the previous day.

The officer underwent a group COVID-19 test conducted by the Philippine National Police on the 13th and was confirmed positive on the 17th.

During that period, the officer was known to have worked behind the X-ray inspection station at the entrance of the Korean Embassy's consular office and at the desk in front of the restroom.

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