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Coverage dated December 15, 2021

France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron

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France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the omicron virus variant. The government spokesman said Thursday that France will impose limits on reasons for traveling and

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  1. CNN

    France shuts out UK tourists over Omicron concerns (opens CNN)

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    UK travelers are to be banned from traveling to France for tourism and will instead be required to present a "compelling reason" to enter the country.

  2. France 24

    France to ban non-essential UK travel over Omicron case surge (opens France 24)

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    France will ban non-essential travel to and from Britain from the weekend to slow the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel,…

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the omicron virus variant. The government spokesman said Thursday that France will impose limits on reasons for traveling and

  4. The Hill

    France restricting travel from from Britain because of omicron (opens The Hill)

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    French officials said Thursday that travel from Great Britain will be restricted due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the U.K.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Coronavirus digest: France to ban nonessential UK travel | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    France is restricting visitors from and to Britain amid rising cases of the omicron variant in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Indonesia has reported its first case of the variant.

  6. Al Jazeera

    France to tighten rules on UK travellers amid Omicron surge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The move comes a day after the UK reported its highest number of new daily COVID infections since the pandemic began.

  7. Insider

    France bans all non-essential travel from the UK as Omicron cases surge there (opens Insider)

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    The UK is seeing record coronavirus cases as the Omicron spreads, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned of a "tidal wave."

  8. France 24

    France bans most UK travel as Omicron fears mount (opens France 24)

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    France said Thursday that it would ban non-essential travel to and from Britain in a bid to curb the lightning spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, which is forecast to become the dominant risk fo…

  9. The Guardian

    Covid news live: France bans UK tourists over Omicron; New Zealand reports first case of new variant (opens The Guardian)

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    British tourists banned from entering France from Saturday; Omicron has been detected in isolation facility in Christchurch

  10. Forbes

    France Blocks Most U.K. Travel Amid Omicron Surge (opens Forbes)

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    The U.K. reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began on Wednesday and experts believe omicron could already be the dominant variant in London.

  11. The Guardian

    France to tighten Covid restrictions on travel from Omicron-hit UK (opens The Guardian)

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    Government says travel will be limited to ‘essential purposes’ for vaccinated and unvaccinated

  12. Washington Times

    France bans nonessential travel from the U.K., fearing omicron surge (opens Washington Times)

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    France will ban nonessential travel from the U.K. on Saturday to try and slow the omicron variant that is surging on the other side of the English Channel.

  13. New York Times

    France bans nonessential travel with the U.K. over Omicron surge. (opens New York Times)

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    The French prime minister said the restrictions were necessary after “the extremely rapid spread” of Omicron in Britain.

  14. New York Times

    France bans nonessential travel with U.K. over Omicron surge. (opens New York Times)

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    The French prime minister said the restrictions were necessary after “the extremely rapid spread” of Omicron in Britain.

  15. Newsweek

    French citizens largely barred from traveling to U.K. as Omicron cases continue to spread (opens Newsweek)

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    France announced that travelers from the U.K. would have to provide a negative COVID-19 test less than a day old and quarantine for 2 days to enter the country.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Coronavirus digest: France to ban nonessential travel to and from UK | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    France is restricting visitors from and to Britain amid rising cases of the omicron variant in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Indonesia has reported its first case of the strain.

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