South Korea has suspended visas for Bangladeshis as there has been an upswing in Covid-19 cases among the citizens of the South Asian nation visiting the southern half of the Korean Peninsula recently.
Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul confirmed this on Friday – the day when the ban came into effect.
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Many Bangladeshi passengers who entered South Korea have tested positive for Covid-19, said the embassy.
The withdrawal of the restriction will depend on the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh, said an embassy official.
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