France has declared a mandatory quarantine period for arrivals from Britain due to the increasing prevalence of the Covid-19 variant first detected in India.
France follows Austria and Germany in banning direct flights and tourist visits from the UK.
Germany has imposed a two-week self-isolation for anyone entering from the UK.
French government spokesman Gabriel Attal told a press conference: “There is a new situation with the progression of the so-called Indian variant in the United Kingdom. [France] will set up compulsory isolation for people coming from the United Kingdom.”
Attal did not specify how long the French quarantine period would last. Reuters reports more details will be given in the “next few hours”.
Covid-19 infections in the UK remain low, but cases of the B.1.617 Indian variant have grown.
British tourists had been due to be allowed to visit France without restrictions from June 9 if they carried a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative PCR test.
France is on the UK’s amber list of destinations, meaning anyone arriving in the UK from France is subject to 10-day self-isolation at home.