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296 Peruvians repatriated on humanitarian flight from Amsterdam

11:55 | Lima, Jun. 26.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry reported that 296 Peruvian nationals have recently been repatriated from 23 countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

The group returned Thursday on a third humanitarian repatriation flight from Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Their return was possible thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad.

On March 15, the Government declared a state of national emergency to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which included measures such as social isolation and compulsory social immobilization.

Similarly, on March 17, Peru officially closed its borders to prevent virus from further spreading across the country, so compatriots are brought back on humanitarian flights.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects to have repatriated 11,000 Peruvians between June and July.

296 compatriotas que se encontraban en 23 países de Europa, Medio Oriente y Asia retornaron al Perú en un tercer vuelo humanitario de repatriación procedente de Ámsterdam, gracias al esfuerzo de @CancilleriaPeru y sus Misiones en el exterior. ¡Bienvenidos #DeVueltaACasa! pic.twitter.com/TjblPnfdJi
— Cancillería Perú???? (@CancilleriaPeru) June 26, 2020

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Published: 6/26/2020

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