American citizens in Lebanon have decline an offer from the US embassy to be repatriated back home amid the coronavirus pandemic, as reported by CNN on April 9.
In its letter to Americans, the US embassy said each person would have to pay US$2500 for the plane ticket.
Much to the surprise—and perhaps annoyance—of the embassy staff, most Americans declined the offer preferring to stay in Lebanon saying it is a lot safer than in the US.
The coronavirus pandemic has spread rapidly in the US with the number of infected cases surpassing 557,000 as of Sunday April 12 at 21.22 GMT.
The US has also surpassed Italy in the largest number of corona-related deaths (21,956), as per the worldometer.info that keeps track of infections, deaths and recoveries for each country.
Americans rightly feel they are a lot safer in Lebanon where the number of infected cases is miniscule compared to the US.
Even many Americans have realized that the US under Donald Trump is now officially a ‘shit-hole country’ and they wish to have nothing to do with it.
Courtesy: CNN, worldmeter.info
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