What you can do if you're abroad during COVID-19

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Published on March 20, 2020 - Duration: 01:33s

What you can do if you're abroad during COVID-19

For anyone who is abroad and concerned about the coronavirus preventing their return, AAA says it is important to make sure you are in touch with the government on the exact policies


What you can do if you're abroad during COVID-19

THE COUNTRY ISBEGINNING TO SHUTDOWN ALMOST, WITHTRAVEL RESTRICTIONSBOTH OVERSEAS ANDAT THE CANADIANBORDER.THERE COULD BEAMERICAN TRAVELERSSTUCK IN QUARANTINEAROUND THE WORLD.WE WERE LEFT AT ASTANDSTILLWONDERING -- WHAT ISHAPPENININ OUR LAST HALFHOUR, WE TOLD YOUABOUT A MAN--WHO THOUGHT HE"WOULDN'T" BE ABLETO COME HOME.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEFFSLAWSON IS WORKINGFROM HOME, ANDFOUND OUT WHAT TODO--IF YOU'RE STUCKABROAD.WITH THOUSANDS OFTRAVELERSQUARENTINING ALLOVER THE WORLD --AAA SAYS THAT THEYHAVE BEEN INCONSTANT CONTACTWITH THOSE WHOBOOKED WITH THEM --WORKING TO MAKESURE THEY ARE SAFE.WEVE BEEN WORKINGTO CONTACT THEM ANDWE ARE WORKINGHARD TO PUT THEM ATEASEFOR ANYONE WHO ISABROAD ANDCONCERNED ABOUTCORONAVIRUSSTOPPING THEIRRETURN -- AAA SAYSIT'S IMPORTANT TOMAKE SURE YOURE INTOUCH WITH THEGOVERNMENT THEREON THE EXACTPOLICIES -- AND TO BEAS FLEXIBLE ASPOSSIBLE ONCHANGING YOURRETURN TRIP HOME.HAVE TO WORK WITHTHOSE GOVERNMENTSAND THE CDC ANDROUTE PEOPLETHROUGH DIFFERENTDESTINATIONS SOWHERE SOMEONEMIGHT DO A NORMALCONNECTINO THROUGHLONDON WE MIGHTROUTE THEM THROUGHANOTHER CITY.

SOMEPEOPLEA RE STAYINGPUT --- OTHERS WE ARECONTACTING ANDWORKING TO GET THEMBACK.MURRAY AND AAA SAYTHAT THE BEST THINGTO DO IS STAY ON TOPOF THE LATESTUPDATES FROM THECDC -- USGOVERNMENT ANDTHE GOVERNMENT OFTHE PLACE YOUREIN.... AAA -- DESPITEHAVING A LOT OFEMPLOYEES WORKREMOTELY 0--- ISALWAYS AVAILABLEFOR A CALL TO HELPAS WELL.

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