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Nearly 100,000 EU citizens remain stranded as a result of coronavirus crisis
Jennifer Rankin
Almost 100,000 European Union citizens remain stranded abroad as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions, the European commission has said.
The EU executive announced on Friday that 98,900 EU citizens were stuck abroad with ongoing efforts to bring them home, in comparison to 600,000 who had reported being stranded at the start of the outbreak.
The commission said the EU had helped bring home more than half a million people, mostly through consular co-operation. Around 45,000 EU citizens have also been repatriated through nearly 200 EU funded flights, as well as 1,837 UK nationals.
The UK remains in the Brexit transition period until the end of the year, so has the right to draw on the EU’s civil protection mechanism, a system of mutual assistance during flood, forest fire or global pandemic.
But the latest figures reveal the UK government has made sparing use of the programme, which means the EU will fund 75% of the cost of emergency repatriation flights. The UK has organised only six flights through the scheme, fewer than any large country apart from Italy. The government has not drawn on the scheme since 29 March, when British citizens and a handful of other EU nationals were flown out of Peru.
In contrast, Germany has organised 101 such flights through the system, repatriating a total of 21,815 of its citizens with EU help.
The Guardian reported that 65,000 UK nationals around the world are still in need of repatriation. The shadow foreign secretary, Lisa Nandy, said the numbers raised questions over the government’s repatriation policy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... e110446dd9
Nearly 100,000 EU citizens remain stranded as a result of coronavirus crisis
Jennifer Rankin
Almost 100,000 European Union citizens remain stranded abroad as a result of coronavirus travel restrictions, the European commission has said.
The EU executive announced on Friday that 98,900 EU citizens were stuck abroad with ongoing efforts to bring them home, in comparison to 600,000 who had reported being stranded at the start of the outbreak.
The commission said the EU had helped bring home more than half a million people, mostly through consular co-operation. Around 45,000 EU citizens have also been repatriated through nearly 200 EU funded flights, as well as 1,837 UK nationals.
The UK remains in the Brexit transition period until the end of the year, so has the right to draw on the EU’s civil protection mechanism, a system of mutual assistance during flood, forest fire or global pandemic.
But the latest figures reveal the UK government has made sparing use of the programme, which means the EU will fund 75% of the cost of emergency repatriation flights. The UK has organised only six flights through the scheme, fewer than any large country apart from Italy. The government has not drawn on the scheme since 29 March, when British citizens and a handful of other EU nationals were flown out of Peru.
In contrast, Germany has organised 101 such flights through the system, repatriating a total of 21,815 of its citizens with EU help.
The Guardian reported that 65,000 UK nationals around the world are still in need of repatriation. The shadow foreign secretary, Lisa Nandy, said the numbers raised questions over the government’s repatriation policy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... e110446dd9
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"Australian Ebola veteran chooses coronavirus in Cambodia over economic uncertainty at home"
"While other Australians clamoured to flee Cambodia, one man has chosen to use his experience working against Ebola in Africa to protect his family from COVID-19 and economic hardship."
"Fourteen months ago Warren Fryer moved with his family from Broome in WA, where he was a builder and business owner, to Cambodia.
His wife Emily had taken up a teaching position at an international school in the capital, Phnom Penh, while Mr Fryer focused on settling their three children — aged 10, eight and six — into their new lives.
After the first year of his new life, Mr Fryer began work as a project manager on a large construction site, only to have COVID-19 change everything.
"It was a fairly large mega-mall site, employing 990 Chinese workers, of which most of them were from Wuhan, so that came to an end pretty abruptly," he said."
Full: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-04- ... a/12161212
"While other Australians clamoured to flee Cambodia, one man has chosen to use his experience working against Ebola in Africa to protect his family from COVID-19 and economic hardship."
"Fourteen months ago Warren Fryer moved with his family from Broome in WA, where he was a builder and business owner, to Cambodia.
His wife Emily had taken up a teaching position at an international school in the capital, Phnom Penh, while Mr Fryer focused on settling their three children — aged 10, eight and six — into their new lives.
After the first year of his new life, Mr Fryer began work as a project manager on a large construction site, only to have COVID-19 change everything.
"It was a fairly large mega-mall site, employing 990 Chinese workers, of which most of them were from Wuhan, so that came to an end pretty abruptly," he said."
Full: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-04- ... a/12161212
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Bullshit article. “ Ebola veteran” and only “ a handful of Australians” toughing it out.
The tourists may have left but I doubt many expats have. Phnom Penh must be lovely and quiet with little traffic. Are the malls open like Australia.
The tourists may have left but I doubt many expats have. Phnom Penh must be lovely and quiet with little traffic. Are the malls open like Australia.
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Re: Foreign Tourists "Stuck" in Cambodia
Malls are open. Light traffic with lots of bar and club closures, its actually quite pleasant. Youd love it m8. When are u back?
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From here - https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/wes ... 7f5508cd33willyhilly wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:33 am Bullshit article. “ Ebola veteran” and only “ a handful of Australians” toughing it out.
The tourists may have left but I doubt many expats have. Phnom Penh must be lovely and quiet with little traffic. Are the malls open like Australia.
Mr Fryer, who has a background in public and environmental health science, runs a construction company and a frozen-yoghurt shop on Cable Beach with his wife Emily.
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While calling someone an "Ebola veteran" is a rather sensational way of putting it "At the height of the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, he travelled to some of the most affected areas, donned fully enclosed protective suits and worked on the frontline to contain the disease.willyhilly wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:33 am Bullshit article. “ Ebola veteran” and only “ a handful of Australians” toughing it out.
The tourists may have left but I doubt many expats have. Phnom Penh must be lovely and quiet with little traffic. Are the malls open like Australia.
Before Ebola, Mr Fryer had worked around the world in areas impacted by earthquakes, floods, civil unrest and refugee crises as an emergency response delegate for the Red Cross".
In any case, I posted it because I found it interesting, I thought others might, and it's always interesting to see how places are portrayed. For instance, that article a few days ago about the Maltese couple, they quoted absolute nonsense about "roaming gangs with knives attacking foreigners".
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South African Teachers "Stranded" in Vietnam : https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2020- ... -medicine/
Some of them moved to Cambodia, but it's no better...
Some of them moved to Cambodia, but it's no better...
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Re: Foreign Tourists "Stuck" in Cambodia
The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Bangkok is organizing a flight to repatriate Turkish citizens from Thailand on 23 April.
[CEO News says: As you see the flight to Turkey is from Thailand, but if you are in Cambodia and urgently want to make this flight, it is suggested that you contact the Turkish Embassy in Bangkok immediately to see if they can assist you.]T.C. Bangkok Büyükelçiliği - Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Bangkok
18 April at 12:11 ·
Tayland’dan Ülkemize Vatandaşlarımız İçin Özel Uçuş Hakkında Duyuru
Değerli vatandaşlarımız,
Tayland'da geçici süreyle (kısa süreli vize, turizm, öğrenci, iş görüşmesi, işçi) bulunduğu sırada Covid-19 salgını nedeniyle...
Announcement from Thailand about special flight to our country for our citizens
Our dear citizens,
Due to the stoppage of regular flights, on 23 April 2020,a relief flight has been organized for Turkish citizens who are stuck and wish to return to our country.
We reserve the right to refuse any passengers showing symptoms of coronavirus.
Our citizens who have not apply are asked to apply to our embassy until tomorrow, April 19 ( 66 141 19.00 73) (+ 66 66 141 73 33).
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Re: Foreign Tourists "Stuck" in Cambodia
still can't see what is the purpose now of going back to lockdown in your own country? How is it any better etc unless you own your own home etc
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I guess it's the fear of getting seriously ill, in which case in Cambodia you'll have to compete with the trees to get air in your sickened lungs.
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