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Govt confirms blanket quarantine for arrivals from France

Government
James Chapple
16 July 2021

Arrivals into the UK from France will continue to have to quarantine for 10 days due to concerns over an increase in cases of the beta variant of Covid-19 in the country.

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From Monday (19 July), fully vaccinated arrivals from amber list countries will no longer have to self-isolate upon their return to the UK.

However, the UK government confirmed on Friday evening (16 July) that France – which is on the amber list – would be excluded from the new rules.

It means even those fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will have to quarantine for 10 days and submit to tests on days two and eight of their return from France.

The exclusion will also apply to those transiting through France, the Press Association reports.