WASHINGTON 

The U.S. announced Wednesday it is suspending routine visa services in “most countries” as the international community seeks to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

“Routine visa services will resume ASAP but we are unable to provide a specific date at this time,” the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs said on Twitter.

It referred individuals to look at the websites for the U.S.’s embassies and consulates in individual countries to see if they are part of the temporary visa suspension.

The visa section on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara’s website did not explicitly state whether services had

Read more: US suspending routine visa services in 'most countries'