APR 2020 "The Americans Who Fled China Due To Coronavirus, Only To Flee Back"
Published in: SupChina.com
Publish Date: March 31, 2020
Category: China, coronavirus, Sino-US relations, expats, culture
Link: https://supchina.com/2020/03/31/the-americans-who-fled-china-due-to-coronavirus-only-to-flee-back/
The Americans who fled China due to coronavirus, only to flee back – SupChina
On February 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel advisory urging Americans living in China to “attempt to depart by commercial means.” Many did. They arrived home to an America that was oblivious to the looming threat of COVID-19, and when the novel coronavirus began its unchecked…
Elaine Chow
Excerpt:
”But when the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 began its unchecked spread in the U.S. — and before China closed its borders to foreigners on March 28 — many of those same Americans found themselves going through the familiar hurried, chaotic process of moving: only this time, back to China.”
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