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France 'set to relax UK testing requirement'

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Gary Noakes
9 February 2022

France is set to drop the requirement for UK visitors to have a negative Covid test just as the half-term rush begins.

France has missed out on UK skiers due to its testing rules (Pic: Willian Jones/Unsplash)

The country’s Europe minister Clement Beaune told France 2 TV on Tuesday he would announce “in the coming days” that tests are no longer needed for vaccinated visitors from non-EU countries.

Currently, all UK visitors aged 12 and over must show a negative PCR or lateral flow test conducted within 48 hours of departure, regardless of vaccination status, and complete an online declaration before travelling to France.

The Guardian quoted Beaune as saying: “This week there will probably be a new European protocol for vaccinated people arriving from outside the EU, with eased measures.”