Nova Felder of Queens flew from New York to the west African nation of Ghana in March. It was supposed to be a 17-day trip, to the country where his parents were born.
On March 13, however, Ghana’s president closed the borders indefinitely and halted all flights into and out of the country, an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Four months later, Felder is still in Ghana — stranded, he says, along with hundreds of other Americans.
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