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PARIS People traveling to France from countries where the COVID-19 risk is rated “orange,” such as Britain and the United States, will have to be vaccinated and show a recent negative test result, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Friday.
Under new rules set to take effect from June 9, people coming from orange countries who have not been vaccinated will need to prove they have an imperative reason to travel to France – such a a legal case or child care – and will also have to show a recent negative COVID-19 test, Beaune said.
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PARIS (Reuters) - People travelling to France from countries where the COVID-19 risk is rated orange , such as Britain and the United States, will have to be vaccinated and show a recent negative test result, European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Friday. Under new rules set to take effect from June 9, people coming from orange countries who have not been vaccinated will need to prove they have an imperative reason to travel to France - such a a legal case or child care - and will also have to show a recent negative COVID-19 test, Beaune said. Countries classified as orange in terms of COVID-19 risk are countries where the rate of virus circulation remains high or which have a high level of new virus variants, such as the UK. Any country not classified as green or red is classified orange, Beaune said on RTL radio. Entry requirements are lower for countries which France classifies as green , which includes all European Union member states plus a number of countries where the