The United States military flew a team of US women football players back home who were stranded in Honduras, after the country closed its borders to curb the spread of the coronavirus
The American Football Events team had been in Honduras to compete in the Americas Women's Bowl, which was canceled midway through competition due to concerns over the pandemic. Hours before the team planned to head home, Honduras announced it would be closing its borders for seven days, beginning 11:59 pm, on March 15.
— U.S. Southern Command March 20, 2020 The team of 55 members said they were safe and had quarantined themselves at their hotel in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Read MoreOn Friday, a US Air Force C-17 flew about half of the team out of Honduras' Soto Cano Air Base to the US, according to a statement from US Southern Command.
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