The United Kingdom could soon place France on a "red list", which would involve tightening controls on arrivals from France, due to the risks posed by the new variants of the coronavirus, the Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Minister, Boris Johnson.
Asked by Members of Parliament as to why France was not on the “red list” of travel restrictions, Boris Johnson replied: it is “something we are going to have to study”.
He warned, however, of the disruption that any measures would cause, especially in trade between the two sides of the Channel.
Quarantine at the hotel at the expense of travelers
Travelers from countries on this list cannot enter UK territory unless they are UK nationals, Irish nationals or have resident status, in which case they must stay in quarantine in a hotel of their own. fresh.
"We cannot rule out stronger measures and we will apply them if necessary," said the British Prime Minister.
Asked about possible tests of drivers of heavy goods vehicles arriving at Channel ports, he called for an assessment of the risk of “very serious disruptions” to the flow of goods such as food products and medicines.
Truck drivers are currently exempt from testing and quarantine.
France, which is facing a third wave of Covid-19 cases, had to impose new braking measures in sixteen departments.
Three others - the Aube, the Nièvre and the Rhône - should join them soon.
