According to Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) have been brought back because of the Coronavirus pandemic, so far, more than 160,000 Germans from abroad. He thanked on Saturday evening in the short message service Twitter for all Involved, which would have worked “incredibly hard”. To those who are still abroad Maas appealed: “Please have patience, if we cannot help you yet.”

The Federal government estimates the number of those wishing to Return, mostly vacationers, to about 200,000. “We continue to make,” tweeted Maas.

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Reuters/Thomas Köhler/Photothek.De/Thomas Koehler/photothek.de/dpa foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited on 20. March, the crisis reaction centre in the foreign office. Here the return action of the German state-organised citizens from abroad.

Where is Coronavirus? The real-time map showing the spread of the disease, FOCUS Online/Wochit Where is Coronavirus? The real-time map showing the spread of the disease

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