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Friday, 27 March 2020 08:12

Lorna Moore was hoping to get a chartered flight home this weekend.

An Offaly vet is now in quarantine in Peru after two guests staying in the same hostel tested positive for the virus.

Lorna Moore had been hoping to get a flight out of the capital Lima by this weekend.

The Irish government says it's still working to try to organise a flight to bring them home.

She says that while the embassy has been in regular contact, they have been unable to provide them with any news:

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