The Peace Corps is evacuating all of its volunteers and suspending operations in dozens of countries worldwide. Director Jody Olsen says Sunday’s decision comes as “international travel becomes more and more challenging by the day.” She said the agency wanted to avoid leaving volunteers stranded in host countries. Her statement stressed that posts would not close, but didn’t provide a timeline for resuming operations. Volunteers in China and Mongolia have already been evacuated over virus concerns. The statement didn’t provide details about the evacuations and suspensions, which Olsen called “logistically challenging.”-AP

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 06:19 UTC