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France to ban UK holidaymakers over Omicron fears

Destinations
Will Payne
16 December 2021

France is poised to ban UK holidaymakers from entering the country from Saturday (18 December) amid concerns over rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

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Only French citizens returning from the UK, or British people living in France, will be allowed entry. According to the BBC, all other travellers will have to provide a "compelling reason" to be permitted entry.

People arriving from the UK will also have to isolate at a location of their choosing, which will end after 48 hours if they show a negative test.


On Thursday (16 December), French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said the prime minister’s office would make announcements regarding travellers from the UK "in the next few hours".