Peace Corps Operations Are Halted, Evacuations Carried Out Due to Coronavirus

Peace Corps Operations Are Halted, Evacuations Carried Out Due to Coronavirus

Peace Corps Operations Are Halted, Evacuations Carried Out Due to Coronavirus The organization announced the temporary suspension and plans for evacuations on Sunday.

Peace Corps director Judy Olsen outlined the actions in a statement intended for corps volunteers and employees.

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Olsen, Peace Corps, via CNN Peace Corps volunteers have already been evacuated from both China and Mongolia.

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Olsen, Peace Corps, via CNN The Peace Corps has been operated by the U.S. government since the Kennedy administration during the 1960s.