Holidays and other non-essential trips to France will be banned for Britons from Monday, it was announced yesterday, while those who are allowed to travel face mandatory self-isolation.
Paul Charles, chief executive at The PC Agency said Jamaica, Barbados and Grenada should be green listed
Data based on a complex raft of information including test rates per 100,000 and ability to check for variants
Comes as officials in the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands revealed they want to make UK s green list
UK officials have not made public benchmark number of positive tests per 100,000 country must not breach
09:17 EDT, 26 May 2021
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France today announced it will tighten restrictions for UK travellers due to fears over the Indian variant in a fresh blow for eager British holidaymakers.
Arrivals from Britain will be required to self-isolate in a bid to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 mutation, French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said following a cabinet meeting today.
The UK will join a list of 15 countries already on France s mandatory quarantine list - including Brazil, India, Argentina and Turkey - with tighter self-isolation and testing tules expected to be announced shortly.
Mr Attal said France will set up compulsory isolation for people coming from the UK in an effort to stop the Indian variant from crossing the Channel, adding that details will be announced in the coming hours.