Hundreds of thousands of UK residents remain stranded abroad as the world shuts down due to the coronavirus pandemic
Among those stranded in Pakistan is a consultant radiologist at the Liverpool Royal Hospital, Dr Ammad Farooq."It is proving to be quite hard in terms of leaving the country here," he said.In Cambodia, four British backpackers have lost more than £12,000 on flights due to last-minute cancellations and airlines asking for confirmation of a negative COVID-19 tests.
"The issue is there aren't any direct flights to the UK from Cambodia which means we have to fly through transit zones," he said.
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