France has been added to a list of countries with quarantine measures, meaning if you return to England from those locations you need to spend 14 days in self-isolation. The number of coronavirus infections in England is leveling off after a rise in July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but officials are still concerned about transmitting the virus across borders. From 4 am on Saturday 15 August it is now compulsory for the hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers returning from France to self-isolate.
Other impacted countries include Malta and the Netherlands. Monaco, Aruba and the Turks & Caicos Islands are also off the “safe” list - a list of countries the government deemed safe enough for Britons to visit without having to quarantine. Those countries join Spain, Portugal, Belgium and many other countries that are now effectively off-limits to many UK…
