A new travel ban came into effect on Friday night, according to which France was completely closed off to the British.
The French authorities announced the new ruling Thursday. This brutal step was justified by the fact that the British According to their own announcement – The omicron variant may already be around in the tens of thousands and I’d like to prevent it from spreading to a similar extent in France.
From now on, the regulation will only allow entry from the UK into France for compelling reasons. In addition, only French or European nationals returning from the islands will be accepted. In addition, it has been stipulated that all people coming from the UK must undergo a seven-day quarantine (this can be reduced to two days if they manage to pass a negative test).
Travel restrictions were already in effect at midnight on Friday, and before that many were still in a panic, and scrambled to get to France. In London and Dover, long queues formed through the tunnel Eurostar Waiting for train services.
(via France 24)
(Cover photo: Passengers at an airport in France on December 2, 2021. Photo: Sarah Messonnier/Reuters)
