POTUS - Europe travel

[tschwa2]

Maybe I'm wrong but I thought all travel from South Korea was banned effective March 13th...

George

I see a ban for DOD employees and their families to travel to all level 3 countries that includes S. Korea starting 3/13 but I don't see where they actually have any type of ban for regular folks.

 

[davidvel]

I'm not going to lie. Just heard POTUS's speech and I'm devastated.

As many of you know, my 16 year old daughter is an AFS exchange student in Switzerland. She left in August. Scheduled to be done 6/1,

She is so so so homesick. I booked a trip last week to visit her week of 4/4 to see her and to get her through the hump of the last leg of her trip.

I obviously cannot go now due to the Europe travel ban.

And if I wanted to get her home early, I now can't , unless I pull it off by Friday which I don't see being feasible.

I understand and respect this policy. Just didn't see it coming and just plain sad right now.

The president did not say you could not travel to Switzerland (or Europe) including return, did not say your daughter could not return home, but this is what you heard. Probably the same reason people are loading up carts of TP.

Switzerland is probably a good place for her to be right now. I wish you both the best

 

[CaliSunshine]

The State Department just said: reconsider travel abroad. https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...ert-global-level-3-health-advisory-issue.html

Stay safe!

 

[echino]

Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf’s Statement on Presidential Proclamation To Protect the Homeland from Travel-Related Coronavirus Spread | Homeland Security

Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States. These countries, known as the Schengen Area...

www.dhs.gov

 

[Cornell]

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[Talent312]

Now, now, no need for anyone to cast aspersions.
Trump said that there would be exemptions for screened Americans.
But it was vague. See my earlier post. In a sense, you are both right.

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[rapmarks]

I'm not going to lie. Just heard POTUS's speech and I'm devastated.

As many of you know, my 16 year old daughter is an AFS exchange student in Switzerland. She left in August. Scheduled to be done 6/1,

She is so so so homesick. I booked a trip last week to visit her week of 4/4 to see her and to get her through the hump of the last leg of her trip.

I obviously cannot go now due to the Europe travel ban.

And if I wanted to get her home early, I now can't , unless I pull it off by Friday which I don't see being feasible.

I understand and respect this policy. Just didn't see it coming and just plain sad right now.

So sorry about this. My niece is in Italy. Her school,is shut down. She cannot come home now and I am so worried about her.

 

[Talent312]

IMHO, this is like closing the barn door after the horse has left.
I wanted to know (and didn't hear) how we're gonna deal with what's here.
Tom Hanks may be lucky he's in Australia.

 

[goaliedave]

IMHO, this is like closing the barn door after the horse has left.
I wanted to know (and didn't hear) how we're gonna deal with what's here.
Tom Hanks is may be lucky he's in Australia.

Agreed, best to be in a country other than USA right now. So much confusion and inconsistency.

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[KiKiDee]

I am so sorry both your daughter and you are going through this right now. You may want to consider flying her back home through Canada. Except for Italy Air Canada has their regular flights to/from Europe.

 

[T-Dot-Traveller]

......ban from China .... that never restricted US nationals (who only had to have their temps taken before getting on the plane) nor did it stop Asian based flight crews from flying those planes and coming in and staying in US hotels for overnight until they returned. My husband works for Delta and flights were reduced but never discontinued from China.

I would now love to get her home early. I just need a lot of info, 1) Will she be quarantined upon arrival? If so, I have some tough decisions to make. Might be better for her to stay. 2) can I get her on a flight?

Toronto airport code is YYZ / not part of specified restriction .
obviously all airlines - including Air Canada & Westjet are being impacted . Some flight may be jammed and others almost empty .

Everyone should use the protocols needed to reduce the rate at which Covid 19 is expanding into new communities. Airplane travel can be a component .

A doctor who works in a cancer hospital. - (Juravanski- St Joe’s Hamilton ON ) was tested positive after returning from Hawaii - per the TV news yesterday.

 

[bogey21]

My niece is in Italy. Her school,is shut down. She cannot come home now.

Why can't she come home? No flights? No money? Not an American citizen? Confusing statement...

George

 

[rapmarks]

Why can't she come home? No flights? No money? Not an American citizen? Confusing statement...

George

I thought Italy was under quarantine. You think they will just let people fly from Italy to other countries?

 

[am1]

Boo hoo this is why most countries efforts will fail. If she is still in classes Hebe her tough it out. If not in classes then maybe it’s best to stay where she is to not spread it further. I understand it’s tough but everyone needs to help or it will keep spreading.

 

[Cornell]

Update - working through the logistics of my daughter's return. Most likely next week sometime.

 

[rapmarks]

Update - working through the logistics of my daughter's return. Most likely next week sometime.

Glad to hear that.
nece only allowed to go to grocery store. At check out customers stand six feet apart. I think if elderly come down with it, resources are not being used for them.

 

[Cornell]

Glad to hear that.
nece only allowed to go to grocery store. At check out customers stand six feet apart. I think if elderly come down with it, resources are not being used for them.

My daughter has exchange friends all over Europe. She's with AFS. AFS is sending exchange students home from Italy and Norway. The rest of Europe and Asia they can stay if they choose to. Anyways, her friends in Italy said it's just really bizarre and weird. Really a shame. We are living in strange times.

 

[DebBrown]

My nephew was a foreign exchange student in Rome. All students from his university were sent home and are in quarantine at home. My SIL and their other son had to move out of the house. They are both teachers and couldn't be exposed.

As an aside, I'm planning to return from Montana to Chicago next Tuesday. We are hoping many people have canceled travel and the planes will not be crowded.

 

[Cornell]

My nephew was a foreign exchange student in Rome. All students from his university were sent home and are in quarantine at home. My SIL and their other son had to move out of the house. They are both teachers and couldn't be exposed.

As an aside, I'm planning to return from Montana to Chicago next Tuesday. We are hoping many people have canceled travel and the planes will not be crowded.

UGH. But glad he's home. I suspect my daughter will be told to do an at-home quarantine upon her return. She is a junior in high school and was supposed to spend her entire junior year in Switzerland. I am really curious how her local (American) high school is going to handle her coursework for the last 7-8 weeks of the school year....and how they are going to issue her credits as she's not finishing her classes in Switz and will not be doing much upon her return. I'm imagining a schedule filled with PE, study halls, etc. Then again, what do I know? Hoping this will work out so she has the credits to graduate on time next year.

 

[VacationForever]

UGH. But glad he's home. I suspect my daughter will be told to do an at-home quarantine upon her return. She is a junior in high school and was supposed to spend her entire junior year in Switzerland. I am really curious how her local (American) high school is going to handle her coursework for the last 7-8 weeks of the school year....and how they are going to issue her credits as she's not finishing her classes in Switz and will not be doing much upon her return. I'm imagining a schedule filled with PE, study halls, etc. Then again, what do I know? Hoping this will work out so she has the credits to graduate on time next year.

First of all, I think it is a great idea that she is coming home early. Did you both decide she should come home asap or did the program send her back the US?

 

[Cornell]

She could stay but I made the executive decision to get her home. I’m not concerned about the Illness per se but all the social chaos that’s resulting. We don’t know how this is going to play out and I want to be able to make decisions and parent her as I see fit. It’s also my personal decision that this could potentially put a big burden on the host parents .

 

[CalGalTraveler]

She could stay but I made the executive decision to get her home. I’m not concerned about the Illness per se but all the social chaos that’s resulting. We don’t know how this is going to play out and I want to be able to make decisions and parent her as I see fit. It’s also my personal decision that this could potentially put a big burden on the host parents .

I don't blame you. Good call. I would do the same.

 

[Glynda]

I thought Italy was under quarantine. You think they will just let people fly from Italy to other countries?

As I understand, there are still flights to/from Rome and NYC. An American citizen can return though will be checked and quarantined.

 

[Glynda]

Glad to hear that.
nece only allowed to go to grocery store. At check out customers stand six feet apart. I think if elderly come down with it, resources are not being used for them.

Yes, it's seems surreal, but it has been stated in Italy that choices are being made between who can live and who most likely will die. This spread so quickly and the hospitals are overwhelmed. The average hospitalized patient needs a respirator for 8 days. They don't have enough of them. No one will here either.

 

[Glynda]

Sorry duplicate.