Thousands of foreigners have left China in the past few weeks due to the virus. Not only out of fear that they may contract the virus (some foreigners living in Mainland China have already contracted the virus), but also the fact that many industries have been on lockdown since the beginning of the virus. Now, in Mainland China, mainly only pharmacies and supermarkets and hospitals are open. Since foreigners don't generally work in these places, they are out of work for the time being. Many foreigners work at schools or are students themselves. Schools are completely closed at this time and it is unknown when they will be open again. A few foreign governments have flown their citizens out of the country on emergency flights, and then had their citizens go in to quarantine after arriving at their home country. Many foreigners are also stuck, without any way to get home. It's all a concerning issue. Many foreigners also live in larger cities, where the virus is growing.
Myself and my husband were among two foreigners who fled after the news of the crisis. We were in a small town, where there were no accounts of the virus when we left China. When we arrived home in Kiev after a 42 hour flight, there were then a few cases which already arose. We're grateful we left when we did.
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