Coronavirus concerns strand Southern Arizona woman in Central America

Anne Maxon remains in Guatemala after COVID-19 restricts international travel

YOU A LITTLE EARLIER -- ASOUTHERN ARIZONA WOMAN STUCKIN GUATEMALA.

SHE SAYS SHE'SBEEN STUCK THERE SINCEWORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CONCERNSBROUGHT INTERNATIONAL TRAVELTO A STANDSTILL.

NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES -- WITHHER STORY -- YOU'LL SEE ONLYON NINE.HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKEIT BACK TO TUCSON, I'M LOOKINGFORWARD TO IT.

ANNE MAXONEXPECTED TO TAKE THE SAMEWINTER VACATION SHE'S TAKENTHE LAST FEW YEARS.

I LEFTTUCSON ON FEBRUARY THIRD ANDSPENT A WONDERFUL SIX WEEKSVISITING SOME BEAUTIFUL PLACESIN GUATEMALA AND WAS SCHEDULEDTO FLY OUT ON MONDAY MARCH16TH.

AFTER THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC SHOOK GOVERNMENTSAROUND THE WORLD SHE WAS GLADTO PLAN HER TRIP BACK HOME TOTUCSON.

SHE SAYS SHE CHECKEDHER FLIGHT ITINERARY.

ALLEIGHT FLIGHTS FROM UNITEDAIRLINES HAD SUMMARILY BEENCANCELED.

MAXON'S NEXT HOPEWAS THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY.UNITED STATES EMBASSY PROVIDESA LIST OF TELEPHONES ANDWEBSITES IN ORDER TO BE TAKENCARE OF MEANWHILE THEY HAVEALL LEFT.

THE GOOD NEWS FORMAXON -- SHE SAYS -- IS SHEHAS SOMEWHERE TO STAY.FORTUNATELY I'M IN A VERY NICESMALL CASITA IN A PRIVATEHOME, IN A PRIVATE HOME, IN ANICE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S VERYSECURE.

SHE SAID SHE'S BOOKEDSEVERAL TRIPS HOME -- SPENDINGALMOST 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS --ONLY TO HAVE THEM ALL CANCELEDBECAUSE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONSORDERED BY THE GUATEMALANGOVERNMENT.

THOSE RESTRICTIONS-- MAXON SAID -- ARE EXPECTEDTO BE LIFTED AT THE END OF THEMONTH.

SHE SAYS HER TRIP FORAPRIL 1ST IS ALREADY BOOKED.BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL FIRSTI'M JUST PRAYING THE FLIGHTSTHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BOOKWILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKEOFF.

ROGELIO MARES KGUN NINEON YOUR SIDE.