France will put in place "compulsory isolation" for travelers from the United Kingdom.
This decision comes as the Indian variant of Covid-19 is circulating in this country in particular, government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday.
The date of application of this measure will be "specified in the coming hours", he added after the Council of Ministers.
"Germany announced a few days ago additional measures (...) for people who come from the United Kingdom and France will take similar measures", explained the spokesperson, referring to the two weeks of quarantine incompressible imposed by Berlin since Sunday.
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Until then, 16 countries were subject to compulsory quarantine in France, including Brazil, India, Argentina and Turkey.
For these territories, the police can unexpectedly check the presence of travelers at their place of quarantine and impose a fine of 1,000 euros to 1,500 euros in the event of their absence.
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Travelers from these 16 countries must also present a negative PCR test of less than 36 hours (instead of 72 hours), or a negative PCR test of less than 72 hours accompanied by a negative antigen test of less than 24 hours .
