Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to and from Harare and Lusaka for 60 days.

An advisory release said:

Trade Update – Flight

Cancellation EK713 & EK714

Dear Travel Trade

We wish to advise the travel trade that due to the current challenging global conditions ,Emirates Airline is compelled to suspend flights EK 713/714 (LUN/HRE) for the period 20 March to 20 May 2020.

As such flightsEKZ14) and Dubai -Lusaka- Harare ( EK713) will be cancelled effective 20th March 2020 up to 20 May 2020. Our last flights to and from Harare will be EK713/4 19th March 2020.

Zambia announced its first two cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday while Zimbabwe is still yet to confirm any.