(WXYZ) — The US State Department is warning anyone overseas or planning to fly internationally to change their plans right away.
Developing news has come out of the state department Thursday, which will impact countless travelers in the next several days. One family is now sharing their experience, and just arrived from Mexico.
Ellen is a Michigander studying abroad in the UK. She says everything has stopped including her semester. Her flight home to Michigan was canceled and now she’s trying to rebook! With the new travel advisory ... it’s tough Hear from her at 6am @wxyzdetroit pic.twitter.com/YUGuornw5I
— Jennifer Ann Wilson WXYZ (@JennaWils) March 20, 2020
After spending nearly two months vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico, Bess Ritchie and her husband made the decision to cut their trip short and return back to metro Detroit.
Now, Bess is expressing relief after learning the state department is now warning American citizens not to travel abroad due to coronavirus issuing the highest level of travel advisory and suspending normal travel visa services.
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