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Covid-19 outbreak causes Italian consulate in RS to close services

Consulate limited itself to saying that “it will be closed until further notice”

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An outbreak of covid-19 among employees led to the Consulate General of Italy in Porto Alegre to close public service.

In a short note on your website, the organization limited itself to saying that “it will be closed from January 19th until further notice”.

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URGENT NOTICE – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL

WE INFORM USERS THAT DUE TO POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY IN PORTO ALEGRE WILL REMAIN CLOSED FROM JANUARY 19, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Official note from the Consulate General of Italy in Porto Alegre

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