The US State Department has repatriated more than 18,000 Americans who had been stuck abroad amid the novel coronavirus pandemic
As of Saturday afternoon, the agency reported it had retrieved 18,406 US citizens aboard more than 178 flights. The announcement, which the agency detailed on its website, comes after State Department officials said Friday that about 33,000 Americans were still seeking assistance from the US government to get home. The department said it had planned more than 60 repatriation flights for this week and that it would add more as needed.
"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted Sunday morning that"our team won't stop until we get all #AmericansHome who wish to return," while also thanking the Peruvian military for its"assistance to Americans in remote parts of the country."Some 2,324 Americans have also been repatriated from Guatemala -- the country from which the highest number of Americans have been retrieved.
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