Arriving passengers queue at UK Border Control at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 29, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
PARIS-Europeans faced last-minute travel frustration as the United Kingdom and France overhauled COVID-19 border restrictions to combat surging infections that threaten plans to get life back to normal.
Britain reversed a plan over the weekend to ease travel restrictions on France just two days before they were due to start, citing concerns about a variant of the coronavirus.
Cases have been rising for weeks in Britain, where more than 54,000 new infections were confirmed on Saturday, the highest daily total since January. Admissions to hospital and deaths are also rising, but remain far lower than at previous infection peaks thanks to vaccinations.
France travel - UK holidaymakers must now prove negative Covid test within 24 hours if unvaccinated
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France travel - UK holidaymakers must now prove negative Covid test within 24 hours if unvaccinated
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