COVID-19 | U.K. reverses plan to open up travel to France due to Beta variant
The Hindu
The announcement came just days after authorities confirmed plans to lift the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated people arriving from “amber list” countries.
The British government threw the holiday plans of tens of thousands of people into disarray on Friday night when it reversed plans to open up travel from France because of concerns about a variant circulating in the country. Plans to relax self-isolation rules for people travelling from a wide range of countries will no longer apply to France because of the persistent presence of the Beta variant, which was first discovered in South Africa and is believed to be more dangerous than other variants, the government said. The announcement came just days after authorities confirmed plans to lift the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated people arriving from “amber list” countries, including most destinations in the European Union.
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