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The imposition of restrictions on movement as an effort to suppress the number of COVID-19 cases in Lebanon since early March also affected the freedom of Indonesian citizens who live there. The condition was responded to by government representatives through the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut, to distribute social assistance to Indonesian citizens.The Indonesian Embassy in Beirut distributed social assistance to 160 Indonesian citizens, including Indonesian students, Indonesian Migrant Workers, and Indonesian citizens who were married to local citizens.The Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon, Hajriyanto Y. Thohari, in an official statement on Sunday (April 26) said that the group was the most vulnerable group affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic in Lebanon because the local government restricts movements that impact the income of Indonesian citizens who mostly work in the service sector.He added the assistance was a form of attention of the Indonesian Government to the Indonesian people in Lebanon who were economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic//PTR