Japan travelers leave Peru on chartered flight amid virus spread

A group of Japanese nationals left Peru on a chartered flight Sunday after they were stranded in the South American country following its decision to close borders and ground international flights earlier this month in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus.A total of 121 people, mostly Japanese nationals, boarded the flight arranged by a local Peruvian travel agency with the support of the Japanese Embassy in Lima. Some 260 were initially stuck in the country, it said.Another 29 Japanese nationals left the country on Saturday aboard a flight chartered by the Taiwanese delegation in Pe…READ FULL ARTICLE