France to impose quarantine on UK arrivals from next week
James ChappleFrance has become the latest mainland European destination to impose travel restrictions on UK visitors owing to the spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19.
The French government confirmed on Wednesday (26 May) arrivals from the UK will, from Monday (31 May), have to quarantine for seven days.
It is unclear how long the requirement will remain in place, particularly with France planning to reopen to vaccinated visitors, including those from the UK, from 9 June, as well as those with evidence of a negative test for Covid-19.
The move by France comes after both Germany and Austria, in recent days, announced bans on direct UK flights, with Germany also imposing a two-week quarantine requirement on UK arrivals.
France, Germany and Austria are all on the UK’s amber list, meaning arrivals into the UK from these destinations must self-isolate for 10 days and submit to tests on days two and eight of their quarantine.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal confirmed France would introduce "obligatory isolation" for UK arrivals, Sky News reports.
Meanwhile, Clement Beaune, France’s junior minister for European affairs, posted on Twitter arrivals from the UK would have to provide evidence of a negative test for Covid-19 taken no more than 48 hours prior to departure.
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