Britain on Thursday said it will reimpose quarantine for travellers from France and the Netherlands, triggering Paris to quickly announce a “reciprocal procedure”.
The UK government stated the modification, which will likely stimulate a mass exodus amongst the estimated half a million British holidaymakers presently in France, after a rise in coronavirus cases there.
” Data reveals we require to remove France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks & Caicos & Aruba from our list of coronavirus Travel Passages to keep infection rates DOWN,” transport minister Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter.
” If you arrive in the UK after 0400 Saturday from these destinations, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.”
French junior minister for European affairs Clement Beaune stated that it was “a British choice we are sorry for and which will lead to a mutual step”.
France “wished for a return to normal as quickly as possible,” Beaune said on Twitter.
” We are able to announce some additional changes which will enable more people to return to work and the public to get back to more of the things they have actually missed,” Johnson said.
New fines will likewise be introduced for “people hosting raves or other unlawful gatherings of more than 30 individuals”.
( FRANCE 24 with REUTERS)
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