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What will become of Americans stranded abroad?

Americans stranded abroad try to escape border closures, overwhelmed health care systems

Aired 03/27/2020

PBS News Hour

What will become of Americans stranded abroad?

Clip: 3/27/2020 | 5m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Americans stranded abroad try to escape border closures, overwhelmed health care systems

The State Department says it has brought back 15,000 Americans who were stranded in more than 30 countries across the globe. But some 30,000 are still stuck abroad, growing increasingly worried about border closures, food shortages and health care systems that are becoming overwhelmed. Nick Schifrin reports on the immense challenge of trying to return home amid a global pandemic.

Aired 03/27/2020

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