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value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/canada/>Canada</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/central-african-republic/>Central African Republic</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/chad/>Chad</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/chile/>Chile</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/china/>China</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/colombia/>Colombia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/comoros/>Comoros</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/costa-rica/>Costa Rica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire/>Côte d’Ivoire</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/croatia/>Croatia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cuba/>Cuba</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/cyprus/>Cyprus</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/czechia/>Czechia</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>D</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/>Democratic Republic of the Congo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/denmark/>Denmark</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/djibouti/>Djibouti</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/dominica/>Dominica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/dominican-republic/>Dominican Republic</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>E</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ecuador/>Ecuador</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/egypt/>Egypt</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/el-salvador/>El Salvador</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/equatorial-guinea/>Equatorial Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/eritrea/>Eritrea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/estonia/>Estonia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/>Eswatini</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ethiopia/>Ethiopia</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>F</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/fiji/>Fiji</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/finland/>Finland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/france/>France</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>G</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/gabon/>Gabon</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/gambia/>Gambia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/georgia/>Georgia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/germany/>Germany</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ghana/>Ghana</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/greece/>Greece</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/grenada/>Grenada</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guatemala/>Guatemala</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea/>Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea-bissau/>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/guyana/>Guyana</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>H</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/>Haiti</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/holy-see/>Holy See</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/honduras/>Honduras</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/hungary/>Hungary</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>I</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iceland/>Iceland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/india/>India</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/indonesia/>Indonesia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iran/>Iran</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/iraq/>Iraq</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/ireland/>Ireland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/israel/>Israel</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/italy/>Italy</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>J</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/jamaica/>Jamaica</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/japan/>Japan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/jordan/>Jordan</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>K</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kazakhstan/>Kazakhstan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kenya/>Kenya</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kiribati/>Kiribati</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kosovo/>Kosovo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kuwait/>Kuwait</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/kyrgyzstan/>Kyrgyzstan</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>L</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/laos/>Laos</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/latvia/>Latvia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lebanon/>Lebanon</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lesotho/>Lesotho</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/liberia/>Liberia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/libya/>Libya</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/liechtenstein/>Liechtenstein</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/lithuania/>Lithuania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/luxembourg/>Luxembourg</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>M</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/madagascar/>Madagascar</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malawi/>Malawi</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malaysia/>Malaysia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/maldives/>Maldives</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mali/>Mali</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/malta/>Malta</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/marshall-islands/>Marshall Islands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritania/>Mauritania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritius/>Mauritius</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mexico/>Mexico</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/micronesia/>Micronesia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/moldova/>Moldova</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/monaco/>Monaco</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mongolia/>Mongolia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/montenegro/>Montenegro</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/morocco/>Morocco</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/mozambique/>Mozambique</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>N</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/namibia/>Namibia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nauru/>Nauru</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nepal/>Nepal</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/netherlands/>Netherlands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/new-zealand/>New Zealand</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nicaragua/>Nicaragua</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/niger/>Niger</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/>Nigeria</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/north-korea/>North Korea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/>North Macedonia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/norway/>Norway</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>O</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/oman/>Oman</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>P</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/pakistan/>Pakistan</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/palau/>Palau</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/panama/>Panama</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/papua-new-guinea/>Papua New Guinea</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/paraguay/>Paraguay</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/peru/>Peru</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/philippines/>Philippines</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/poland/>Poland</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/portugal/>Portugal</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>Q</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/qatar/>Qatar</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>R</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/republic-of-the-congo/>Republic of the Congo</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/romania/>Romania</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/russia/>Russia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/rwanda/>Rwanda</option> <option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>S</option><option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-kitts-and-nevis/>Saint Kitts and Nevis</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-lucia/>Saint Lucia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/samoa/>Samoa</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/san-marino/>San Marino</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sao-tome-and-principe/>São Tomé and Príncipe</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/saudi-arabia/>Saudi Arabia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/senegal/>Senegal</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/serbia/>Serbia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/seychelles/>Seychelles</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/sierra-leone/>Sierra Leone</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/singapore/>Singapore</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/slovakia/>Slovakia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/slovenia/>Slovenia</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/solomon-islands/>Solomon Islands</option> <option value=https://2017-2021.state.gov/countries-areas/somalia/>Somalia</option> <option 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Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). [CDC Image - Photo Credit: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM]" loading="lazy" /> </figure> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="bureau-header__content">  <h1 class="bureau-header__title">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)</h1>  <div class="page-header__actions"> <a href="https://covid19.state.gov/" class="button button--outline button--arrow" target="_blank"> <div class="button__content"> Ask a Question </div> </a> <div class="addthis" data-ctx="mobile-collapse" data-component="addthis" data-content="ra-5b5a073fce27c9d1"> <div class="addthis__inline"> <button class="addthis__inline-trigger js-addthis-open icon icon-social-share">Share</button> <div class="addthis__inline-modal"> <div class="addthis__inline-content"> <p class="addthis__inline-message">Share this page on:</p> <div class="addthis_inline_share_toolbox"></div> </div> <button class="icon icon-close-thin addthis__inline-close js-addthis-close" tabindex="0"> <span class="screen-reader-text">Close</span> </button> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </section>   <div class="row"> <div class="summary"> <h2 class="summary__title icon-stars"> Emergency Alert </h2> <ul class="summary__list"> <li class="summary__item"> <p><strong>U.S. Citizen Travelers</strong>: Please enroll in the <a href="https://step.state.gov/">Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)</a> to receive alerts and be located in an emergency.</p> </li> <li class="summary__item"> <p><strong>In Case of an Emergency Overseas</strong>: Please call 1 (888) 407-4747 (U.S. and Canada) or 1 (202) 501-4444 (overseas) or <a href="https://www.usembassy.gov/">contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate</a>.</p> </li> <li class="summary__item"> <p><strong>U.S. Government Resources</strong>: For more information visit <a href="https://www.coronavirus.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external-link"><span class="external-link-title">Coronavirus.gov</span><span class="icon-external"> </span></a>, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external-link"><span class="external-link-title">CDC.gov/Coronavirus</span><span class="icon-external"> </span></a>, and <a href="https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="external-link"><span class="external-link-title">USA.gov/Coronavirus</span><span class="icon-external"> </span></a>.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="row"> <div class="entry-content"> <h5 style="text-align: center">A Message from Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo:<br /> Please use trusted sources for information and updates on COVID-19</h5> <p> </p>  <div style="display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: ;"> <div style="padding-top: 56%; "> <video data-video-id="6155072592001" data-account="1705665025" data-player="KSR9voLvh" data-usage="cms:wordpress:5.5.3:2.0:javascript" data-embed="default" class="video-js" controls style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;"> </video> <script src="https://players.brightcove.net/1705665025/KSR9voLvh_default/index.min.js"></script> </div> </div>  <p> </p> <h2 style="text-align: center">The State Department’s Efforts and Resources</h2> <h5 style="text-align: center">The State Department Team Is Working Tirelessly To Combat the Outbreak</h5> <p>The Department of State is taking decisive action to inform and safeguard U.S. citizens overseas, protect the homeland, advance the Administration’s commitment to building global health security capacity for this and future outbreaks, and reduce the impact for U.S. companies and supply chains overseas.</p> <p>Our team here in Washington — and at our embassies and consulates across the globe — is working tirelessly to address the outbreak:</p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="#travel-advisories"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-153825 alignnone" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/travel_link-1.jpg" alt=""Travel Advisories" subheading with image of a U.S. passport from AP Images (AP Photo/Iuliia Stashevska)" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/travel_link-1.jpg 150w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/travel_link-1-48x48.jpg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a> <a href="#supporting-government-efforts"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-153823 alignnone" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Govt_link-1.jpg" alt=""Supporting U.S. Government Efforts" subheading with photo of Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Govt_link-1.jpg 150w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Govt_link-1-48x48.jpg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a> <a href="#bringing-americans-home"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-153824 alignnone" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bringing_link-1.jpg" alt=""Bringing Americans Home" subheader with photo of Embassy Panama City Staff Assist U.S. Citizens Returning Home (Flickr, State Department Photo)" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bringing_link-1.jpg 150w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bringing_link-1-48x48.jpg 48w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a> <a href="#international-aid-relations"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-154924" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-48x48.jpg 48w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1-332x332.jpg 332w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-link_v2-copy-1.jpg 1250w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></p> <h3></h3> <p> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center"><a id="travel-advisories"></a>Travel Advisories</h3> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-153833 size-full" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_travel_lg.jpg" alt="[Cropped to focus on passport] In this photo taken on Jan. 24, 2019, Denis Wolok, the father of 1-month-old Eva's father, shows the child's U.S. passport during an interview with The Associated Press in Hollywood, Fla. Every year, hundreds of pregnant Russian women, like Wolok's wife, Olga Zemlyanaya, travel to the United States to give birth so that their child can acquire all the privileges of American citizenship. (AP Photo/Iuliia Stashevska)" width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_travel_lg.jpg 900w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_travel_lg-300x126.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_travel_lg-768x322.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_travel_lg-115x48.jpg 115w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa="message_content"> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><b data-stringify-type="bold">U.S. Citizens are advised to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.</b></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h5>Protecting the Homeland</h5> <p class="line-height-fix">The Department’s priority is protecting the United States and slowing the spread of the virus. We’ve implemented prudent travel restrictions, in conjunction with our interagency partners, for individuals who have been present in areas deemed high-risk by U.S. health authorities. To help protect U.S. citizens traveling or living abroad, we continually update our country-specific Travel Advisories and issue timely Alerts to keep U.S. citizen travelers informed and safe.</p>  <div style="display: block; position: relative; min-width: 0px; max-width: ;"> <div style="padding-top: 56%; "> <video data-video-id="6154990767001" data-account="1705665025" data-player="KSR9voLvh" data-usage="cms:wordpress:5.5.3:2.0:javascript" data-embed="default" class="video-js" controls style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;"> </video> <script src="https://players.brightcove.net/1705665025/KSR9voLvh_default/index.min.js"></script> </div> </div>  <h5 style="text-align: left">Keeping U.S. Citizen Travelers Informed</h5> <p class="line-height-fix">The Department uses a wide range of tools, including Travel Advisories and Alerts, to communicate clear, timely, and reliable safety and security information that helps U.S. citizens make informed decisions about travel overseas. Every U.S. Embassy and Consulate has also updated its website so that U.S. citizens in every country around the globe have access to the latest information on COVID-19. We will continue to update this information frequently, and encourage U.S. citizens to read our latest Travel Advisories in their entirety and to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP.state.gov) to receive further updates.</p> <p><a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">List of Travel Advisories</a> <span style="color: #d01319">→</span></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center"><a id="supporting-government-efforts"></a>Supporting U.S. Government Efforts</h3> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-153836 size-full" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_Govt_lg.jpg" alt="Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brand" width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_Govt_lg.jpg 900w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_Govt_lg-300x126.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_Govt_lg-768x322.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_Govt_lg-115x48.jpg 115w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p> <h5>Supporting the Department’s Workforce and Preparing Our Employees</h5> <p>The safety and security of our workforce is among the Department’s foremost priorities. The Department has issued interim guidance on leave and workplace flexibilities for employees on ordered or authorized departure and will update such guidance as necessary. As a prudential measure, the Department has asked overseas posts to convene their respective Emergency Action Committees (EACs) to ensure post preparedness. The Bureau of Medical Services follows CDC and WHO recommendations regarding prevention, diagnosis, isolation, and treatment for all infectious diseases.</p> <h5>Supporting the U.S. Government Response</h5> <p><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/biographies/stephen-biegun/">Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun</a> leads the U.S. Department of State efforts on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, which coordinates and oversees the Administration’s efforts to monitor, prevent, contain, and mitigate the spread of the virus. Experts from across the Department have been mobilized through the Coronavirus Global Response Coordination Unit (CGRCU) to leverage a wide array of bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector stakeholders and partners for synchronized consular, diplomatic, economic, and regional response.</p> <h5>Our Global Health Leadership</h5> <p>The White House has appointed world-renowned global health official and physician <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/biographies/deborah-l-birx-md/">Ambassador Deborah Birx</a> to the Office of the Vice President to aid in the whole of government response to COVID-19 as the Coronavirus Response Coordinator. Dr. Birx is especially well-equipped for this role, given her years of experience leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS as head of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).</p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center"><a id="bringing-americans-home"></a>Bringing Americans Home</h3> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-153835" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_plane_lg.jpg" alt="Embassy Panama City staff work to assist U.S. citizens returning home on April 2, 2020. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]" width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_plane_lg.jpg 900w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_plane_lg-300x126.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_plane_lg-768x322.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/900px_plane_lg-115x48.jpg 115w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p> <p>The Department of State is rising to meet the historic challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, every day, all over the world. The U.S. Government has no higher priority than the protection of American citizens. The State Department has launched an unprecedented global effort to bring home our citizens from every corner of the globe and has repatriated thousands of Americans from multiple countries. Our teams, working around-the-clock in Washington and overseas, will bring home thousands more in the coming days, from every region of the world.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-158448" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k.jpg" alt="As of June 4, 2020, the U.S. Department of State has coordinated the repatriation of over 100,000 U.S. citizens." width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k.jpg 1200w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k-300x169.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k-768x432.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Repatriated-100k-85x48.jpg 85w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <h5>Assisting U.S. Citizens Across the World</h5> <p>We are committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad. In an extraordinary effort, we have repatriated tens of thousands of people to the United States in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, in close coordination with CDC and HHS public health experts. We continue to recommend U.S. citizens use commercial travel options and follow the advice of local authorities. We will continue working with our international partners to combat the outbreak, provide assistance to those who remain overseas, and minimize the risks to our citizens around the world.</p> <p><a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/coronavirus/repatriation/">State Department Repatriation Statistics</a> <span style="color: #d01319">→</span></p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center"><a id="international-aid-relations"></a>International Aid and Relations</h3> <p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-154927" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-full-width.jpg" alt="" width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-full-width.jpg 750w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-full-width-300x100.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/aid-full-width-144x48.jpg 144w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></p> <blockquote><p>Today, the United States continues to demonstrate global leadership in response to the COVID -19 pandemic, with an additional $128 million in global health and humanitarian assistance. </p> <cite><b>Michael R. Pompeo</b>Secretary of State</cite></blockquote> <p>At President Trump’s direction, and through the generosity of the American people, the United States has continued to demonstrate its global leadership in public health and humanitarian assistance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Administration is deploying the full range of U.S. resources to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 not just at home, but also across the globe:</p> <ul> <li>Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. Government has announced more than $1.5 billion in State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) emergency health, humanitarian, economic, and development assistance specifically aimed at helping governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) fight the pandemic. This funding, provided by Congress, will save lives by improving public health education; protecting healthcare facilities; and increasing laboratory, disease-surveillance, and rapid-response capacity in more than 120 countries.</li> <li>The State Department, <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/coronavirus" class="external-link"><span class="external-link-title">USAID</span><span class="icon-external"> </span></a>, and <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html" class="external-link"><span class="external-link-title">CDC</span><span class="icon-external"> </span></a> are working together to support health systems, humanitarian assistance, and economic, security, and stabilization efforts worldwide with the $2.4 billion in an emergency supplemental funding Congress has allocated.</li> <li>The United States is by far the most generous and reliable contributor to crisis response and humanitarian action through UNICEF, the World Food Program, and dozens of international organizations. Our leadership enables these organizations to fight disease and ultimately, protect Americans.</li> <li>Americans don’t just provide aid through government means. We have helped populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic around the world through the generosity of private businesses, nonprofit groups, and faith-based organizations.</li> </ul> <p>The United States has always stood by our partners through pandemics and crises. In the face of the COVID-19, the American people are here to help.</p> <p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-157610" src="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid.jpg" alt="The U.S. has committed more than $1 billion to help countries worldwide respond to COVID-19." width="100%" height="" srcset="https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid.jpg 1200w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid-300x169.jpg 300w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid-768x432.jpg 768w, https://2017-2021.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6_2_1billiontocovid-85x48.jpg 85w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <h5 class="p1">Engaging With Partners and Allies</h5> <p>The Department is actively working with international partners and governments to combat the spread of the outbreak. Reaffirming the centrality of diplomacy every step of the way, we have remained in close communication and tight coordination with affected countries as the U.S. Government implements necessary travel restrictions or issues advisory updates to ensure bilateral relations remain strong in the face of prudent and robust public health measures. The U.S. Government has briefed more than 100 officials from more than 70 nations. We are also working with international public and private sector partners, including the WHO, to rapidly enhance our knowledge of the virus, inform our public health decisions, and accelerate the research and development of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.</p> <h5>Building Global Health Security for the Front Line</h5> <p>The Department shares a global interest in preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats at their source. The Department continues to promote the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and coordinate implementation of activities that help strengthen laboratories and diagnostics, equip front-line workers with needed tools, protect populations against emerging outbreaks, including this coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and much more. These partnerships have laid foundations to rapidly and effectively prepare for emerging threats, including COVID-19. U.S. global health security investments are one of the most effective ways of saving lives and protecting U.S. citizens from global pandemics and the spread of pathogens.</p> <h5>Mitigating International Impacts to U.S. Business</h5> <p>The White House, the Department, and other U.S. Government agencies are coordinating to provide U.S. businesses and employers with information about COVID-19. The Administration is monitoring the possible effects of COVID-19 on supply chains, in addition to convening pharmaceutical company leaders on the supply chain challenges that may impact the United States.</p> <h5>Promoting Transparency</h5> <p>The United States remains deeply concerned by information indicating that some government regimes may have suppressed vital details about the outbreak and, given the implications to public health, continues to reiterate that all countries should transparently share information and cooperate with relevant international public health and aid organizations.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="wavy-bg">  <section class="module gl-latest-featured"> <h2 class="gl-latest-featured__header stars-above stars-above--centered"> Top Stories </h2> <div class="row"> <div class="gl-latest-featured__top news-feature"> <a class="news-feature__img" href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/update-the-united-states-continues-to-lead-the-global-response-to-covid-19-2/"> <img 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