London will also impose the same quarantine in the netherlands, Monaco and Malta. It is due to the increase of contamination in France.
These are two small weeks, which confirmed a little more in the deterioration of the situation of the epidemic in France. People from France travelling to the Uk will be submitted from Saturday, quatorzaine, said on Thursday the british government.
The british decision, which also involves several other countries and islands, was in response to an alarming upsurge of the epidemic of coronavirus in these territories. “The statistics show that we need to withdraw to France, the netherlands, Monaco, Malta (…) our list of corridors of movement to keep infection rates down,” said the Transport minister Grant Shapps on Twitter. “If you arrive in the Uk from one of these destinations after 4 hours on Saturday (local time, Saturday, after 5 hours in France) you will have to isolate for 14 days,” he says.
Paris has reacted strongly Thursday night to this advert. It is”a british decision that we regret and that will result in a measure of reciprocity, in the hope of a return to normal as quickly as possible,” tweeted the secretary of State for european Affairs, Clement Beaune.
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indicators continue to deteriorate
This measure is also expected to hit the full force of the many Britons are currently on holiday in France or in other european countries concerned, and could cause an exodus of holiday-makers who wish to escape from this constraint on their return. It is estimated that approximately half a million Britons are currently on holiday in France.
It comes as the follow-up indicators of the epidemic of Covid-19 in France, “continue to deteriorate”, said on Thursday the Directorate general of Health (DGS), with a number of new cases confirmed that “steadily increasing”. Over the last 24 hours, 2669 new cases were detected (compared with 2524 Wednesday), she noted in her point daily.
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London had initially imposed a quarantine for all passengers arriving on its soil, before opting in the end for the creation of “corridors” exempting certain country of origin of the obligation is to isolate them. The quarantine has been re-introduced at the end of July for passengers coming from Spain. This decision was taken to short the airlines, as well as thousands of Britons on the point of going on vacation. The quarantine has also been reintroduced in the last week for those arriving from Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas.
Reopening of the casinos, and skating rinks
Great Britain, the country in Europe most affected by the virus, regrets to this day over 41 000 deaths, and his Prime minister, Boris Johnson has been roundly criticized in his country for his handling of the health crisis.
London has also announced the re-opening in England casinos, bowling alleys and skating rinks outdoor. Theatres and concert halls will also be able to reopen it now the social distancing between the clients. “Two weeks ago, the national statistics Office had raised concerns about a slight increase in the number of people tested positive in England. This situation seems to have stabilized,” said the Prime minister in a press release.
fines savory
“We are in a position to announce new changes that will allow more people to return to work, and the public to enjoy more of what he has missed,” says Boris Johnson. “But as I’ve always said, we will not hesitate to press the brake if necessary”, he added.
in Parallel to these reliefs, the government announced the doubling of the fine to be imposed on those who “pass repeatedly in addition to the rules of wearing a mask”, to a maximum of 3200 pounds (3500 euros). New rules will also be those who “organise rave parties or other unlawful gatherings of more than 30 people”.
“We can’t show complacent”, launched by Boris Johnson, while the Uk currently receives more than 1000 new positive cases per day.
