{"id":118258,"date":"2020-04-03T21:48:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=118258"},"modified":"2020-04-03T21:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:48:27","slug":"4000-uk-citizens-seek-evacuation-from-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/4000-uk-citizens-seek-evacuation-from-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"4,000 UK citizens seek evacuation from Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than 4,000 United Kingdom citizens residing in Nigeria have shown interest in being evacuated to their country.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a tweet assuring the Britons of their safety on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the British High Commission in Nigeria, efforts are ongoing to ensure that the Britons are successfully evacuated from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Though Nigeria has a total confirmed coronavirus cases of 190, that of UK had soared to over 3,600.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Government pledged up to \u00a375 million to bring stranded Britons back home.<\/p>\n<p>It said that priority would be given to citizens on short-term visits outside the UK and those with underlying health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet read, \u201cWe fully understand the anxiety many of you face around #COVID19. Our offer of help is to stranded United Kingdom travellers who aren\u2019t long term residents in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 4000 people have expressed interests in return flights. We\u2019re working around the clock to support you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UK government opened a 4,000-bed field hospital on Friday ahead announcing its highest one-day toll of 684.<\/p>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is himself entering the second week of isolation with a high temperature after testing positive for the virus, but Queen Elizabeth is to make a historic address to Britain and the Commonwealth nations on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than 4,000 United Kingdom citizens residing in Nigeria have shown interest in being evacuated to their country. This was contained in a tweet assuring the Britons of their safety on Friday. 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