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The transport crisis at dover in the south east of england is getting worse. Nearly 3,000 lorries are now backed up, and theres still no agreement between the uk and france on reopening the border. The initial 48 hour ban on transport from the uk to france lifts at midnight, but we dont know what will happen then. Any solution is likely to include mass testing for lorry drivers, but theres no agreement yet on what type of tests to use. Sangita myska is in dover. Can you hear that noise behind me...

Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The transport crisis at dover in the south east of england has left nearly 3000 lorries stranded, but france has now confirmed it will start letting traffic from britain back in within hours provided drivers produce a negative coronavirus test certificate issued within the previous 72 hours. The new conditions will apply to eu citizens and eu residents, freight drivers, fishing boat crews and others. Frances ban on travel from the uk...