HONDURAS COVID-19 BORDERS SHUTDOWN
FOOTBALL MEDIA REPORTS

The Honduran president abruptly announced on the evening of Sunday, March 15th that all borders (land, air, sea) would be closed by midnight as a precautionary measure to curb COVID-19 for at least 7 days, until Monday, March 23rd... The shut-down was extended into April.

As a result the entire USA and Costa Rica teams and some members of the Mexican team were left stranded in Honduras without the financial means for the unexpected extra duration of time.

Teams reached out to media to gain exposure of the dire situation and to put pressure on their Embassies to assist them.

Teams were requesting donations to sustain themselves.

All teams were repatriated to their countries of origin within one week of the initial March 15th shut-down.

MEDIA LINKS

USA Team

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-honduras-football-team-us-dc-womens/65-c047fe87-afd9-484a-9112-c9b1be3298a9?fbclid=IwAR3ZalUVZQe9SHvtKlgh3gxE1tleinLncUXdW6J8LF2oUulCluUC6oUOglM

https://www.12news.com/amp/article/sports/college/asu/asu-student-among-55-stranded-in-honduras/75-1b697bd7-7703-43b1-b9f8-a91c382e5172?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR01rLQIKflsecFi4ECHBmSOxcCLNrHJVphBPlPYbNhcImO4E5eNKHJdnMg

https://www.y1065.com/2020/03/18/american-football-team-including-coach-and-wisconsin-native-stuck-in-honduras-due-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR0ZceawjZK0yi1-ooSR2SFDaxy7uZ7D78ZAVVVF5tGw69Y3nabPXt8nUaY

https://www.wavy.com/news/health/coronavirus/we-need-to-get-out-carrollton-woman-on-usa-womens-football-team-stranded-in-honduras/?fbclid=IwAR2ate0S6kbd3wnbbDcKa8h7KMBjT_jS2YIOpSVk4YQKHk2maLseCgsJ490

www.y1065.com/2020/03/18/american-football-team-including-coach-and-wisconsin-native-stuck-in-honduras-due-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR0ZceawjZK0yi1-ooSR2SFDaxy7uZ7D78ZAVVVF5tGw69Y3nabPXt8nUaY

www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-graduate-stuck-honduras-coronavirus-st-20200318-xqbovlyyebcubgcgn3aas2qpsa-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3BMFc-UPIm8pvMGt7xaW4emU96i6WksYnS2fI-ouRENG-dE3feJUAtIo8

https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/Honduras?fbclid=IwAR1MnUNR-P7KHXzZFDhp7nKw7sgrrrxV_6Y5gb0Q3JHCoXNtL8mzxdhtzWA

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/hot103/episodes/2020-03-17T08_40_31-07_00

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/dozens-of-us-football-players-stranded-in-honduras-over-coronavirus-concerns

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2020/03/18/coronavirus-us-womens-team-stuck-honduras-amid-border-closure/5067802002/

https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/u-s-womens-tackle-football-team-stuck-in-honduras?fbclid=IwAR3q4gi97Pv1_J34OQ_1UpFCJ9DDzeRJMcooONTKagSLahxOIsTxoOTm9Nw

https://twitter.com/darrenmhaynes/status/1240435528589246464?s=21&fbclid=IwAR3_JPiijIzKWiLAuIJ74-DFPilqjVjE9-a-ZPK6IWgrqfcEb97W4FPix8c

https://www.localdvm.com/health/coronavirus/usa-womens-tackle-football-team-is-stranded-in-honduras-due-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR37Z2_eWrslRSr0mF7DdzRxdZW9DeiydDdK00mBZ3zy_Eq_Sg6KOzhxfuI#/questions/2576118

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/03/18/coronavirus-us-womens-team-stuck-honduras-amid-border-closure/5067802002/?fbclid=IwAR3OHCXS85DmNN7IWWg5ZgwEqzRZVWHeSJElZ47JIIOhyg9ZhF1BCXUoDsE

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/03/18/amreican-womens-football-team-stranded-in-honduras-by-covid

https://www.telemundo48elpaso.com/fotosyvideos/atrapadas-en-honduras-el-coronavirus-encierra-a-un-equipo-norteamericano-de-futbol/1997202/?fbclid=IwAR288ZYxoq0yJPv_hdz_n9LnCzRAB9uegbMW13nx7TOB2QT67Fe9sS6q_X4

https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Winchester-women-looking-to-return-home-after-being-stuck-in-Honduras-568874981.html?fbclid=IwAR3ohPce5rrGgU_ZDFwox4RMjG_Z5MWOWqSumkZzwO6qCuxWprwgFL1AjGs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/03/17/us-womens-football-team-stuck-honduras-after-coronavirus-shutdown/?fbclid=IwAR0HVGYMXkj3JlEKofOecUjLW_SC9YHEtjQnwqZgvUXo277g-uQJA4fQ7eQ

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-women-s-tackle-football-team-stuck-honduras-amid-n1162166?fbclid=IwAR2C4yprg3y4dVL6QCsIo9pTSVaTRJreGLLx0IBt4iphd3kEFSnbk7BHcIU

COSTA RICA Team

Update: Costa Rica Team Returned Home By Bus on March 20th With Special Permission To Cross The Border by Honduras Authorities and Costa Rica Embassy.

https://www.columbia.co.cr/noticias/coronavirus-covid-19/14939-deportistas-ticas-varadas-en-honduras-estamos-desesperadas?fbclid=IwAR0vXxE9nTlvAKnbBn0jENqyNCKOlTS-7sunXymCK6b7UIkUbZRFjPXDqlA

https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/otros-deportes/seleccion-de-futbol-americano-femenino-esta-varada/CAHVUC63OZFPHA7FKLYPMNRBVE/story/?fbclid=IwAR0_hCgB48cPGvhPD1JWU-9IubPbLcPvEDqgtD73proXFqPm3jU7OM3vDgA

https://www.repretel.com/programa/noticias-repretel-noche