Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-23 09:49 Share CLOSE An electronic sign showing French Borders Closed is seen at the closed Port of Dover in Dover, Britain, on Dec 22, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
LONDON - Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers from Wednesday, the British Department for Transport announced Tuesday.
As part of the agreement, rapid turnaround lateral flow tests, which can return results in around 30 minutes, on lorry drivers with the help of the military will be deployed as part of the measures to unblock cross-channel trade.
Britain s NHS (National Health Service) Test and Trace teams will establish multiple testing sites in the southeastern region of Kent, where more than 2,800 lorries have been left trapped since the shutdown of the border.
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2020-12-23 13:37:00 GMT2020-12-23 21:37:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LONDON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) It could take a few days to clear a backlog of lorry drivers in Britain before entering France after the two countries reached a border deal late Tuesday, a senior British official said Wednesday.
It will take a lot of work to clear the backlog of lorry drivers who need a negative coronavirus test result to travel from England s southeastern region of Kent to France, British Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC.
The British military have joined NHS (National Health Service) Test and Trace staff in Kent to carry out rapid tests, which can return results in around 30 minutes, on thousands of stranded freight drivers.