France joins Germany in restricting travellers from Britain amid fears over spread of variant

France will impose a compulsory quarantine on travellers arriving from the UK from next week amid mounting concern over the rapid spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, the government has said.

Clément Beaune, the French Europe minister, said on Wednesday that starting on Monday, travellers arriving from the UK who are not either French nationals or residents will have to demonstrate an essential reason for their journey.

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