{"id":21858,"date":"2020-04-11T19:06:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T17:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=21858"},"modified":"2020-04-11T19:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T17:06:26","slug":"british-govt-orders-its-citizens-to-leave-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/british-govt-orders-its-citizens-to-leave-zimbabwe","title":{"rendered":"British govt orders its citizens to leave Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak which has since claimed three lives, placing the mortality rate at 27 percent in the country.<br \/>\nPosting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens in the country must go home immediately as there are no plans for a charter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should return to the UK now if you are a British national normally resident in the UK but still in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no plans for a charter. Next @flyethiopian flight is Saturday April 11 and seats are still available,\u201d UK embassy said.<\/p>\n<p>This comes weeks after the UK ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson had also advised that citizens must follow the directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUK Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has advised all UK travellers to return to the UK now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re a UK national on holiday in #Zimbabwe the time to go home is now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease get hold of your airline or tour operator promptly, and follow @FCO travel for updates,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as many European countries and the United States are evacuating their citizens from other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak which has since claimed three lives, placing the mortality rate at 27 percent in the country. 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