New Zealanders stuck in Saudi Arabia say they're feeling unsafe, and are desperate to come home.
It comes as the Government makes plans for another mercy flight, this time from the Philippines.
For international school teacher Nicola Mills, the start of a new life in Saudi Arabia was full of excitement. Amid this pandemic though, her and her family couldn't feel further from home.
"It's really unsafe, it feels really unsafe, especially for our daughter over here at the moment. There's a lot of other New Zealanders in the same situation, we just need to come home," she told Newshub.
There are almost 6000 COVID cases in Saudi Arabia - nearly 80 people have died.
Mills' family have enjoyed the overseas experience the Middle Eastern country has provided, but the Saudi government's ongoing conflict with rebels in Yemen has exacerbated the stress on her young family, already dealing with the lockdown.
"It's more than a little unsettling, it's really unsettling I suppose. We don't want to think about it too much, we just want to get home".
In recent weeks our Government has organised some mercy flights. Stranded Kiwis have been brought home from Peru, Uruguay and India. On Thursday it announced a special service from the Philippines for this weekend.
More than 200 Kiwis are registered on Safe Travel as being in Saudi Arabia right now, and Mills says there's some hope of a flight from Doha in the coming days, but getting there might be tough.
It comes as Newshub has received dozens of emails from Kiwis in other countries needing help.
Qanit Jawed was visiting family in Pakistan when he became trapped.
"We're feeling forgotten and left behind, and completely hopeless at the moment," he said.
Jawed left his family back here, even missing his daughter's fifth birthday.
"She has been missing me so much, and she has been asking me every day when I will be able to come back".
Both Jawed and Mills say they have tried multiple times to come home, and in Mills' case well before the government asked New Zealanders to return.
The Government says it's trying but says it's a complex situation.
For now the advice for those who can't find flights is simply hold tight, and shelter in place.
