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UK restrictions imposed as Europe battles rise in coronavirus cases
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 15 - 08 - 2020

The quarantine imposed by the UK on arrivals from France has come into effect, as coronavirus restrictions resurface throughout Europe amid a continued rise in cases.
France has promised a "measure of reciprocity" after the UK added the country to its list of nations where any arrivals have to spend two weeks in self-isolation.
Late on Thursday, the UK government announced arrivals from France, the Netherlands and Malta would have to quarantine after 3:00 a.m. GMT on Saturday — giving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers a short window of time to get back to avoid being stuck in self-isolation.
There were around 160,000 Britons on holiday in France, as well as 300,000 French people who live in the UK on holiday in France or elsewhere when the announcement was made.
France is the second-most popular holiday destination for British tourists after Spain — which is also on the quarantine list.
In the French ports of Dunkirk and Calais — whose mayor called the UK quarantine move an "aggression" — many British travelers were lining up in their cars to take the ferries crossing the Channel to Britain.
Travel possibilities were limited for those scrambling to get back, with Air France, Eurostar and the Eurotunnel getting quickly booked up.
After a lifting of restrictions across Europe, and the reopening of borders giving the travel and tourism sectors a ray of hope for the summer season, the world appears to be closing back up.
Coronavirus in Europe
In Paris, which is seeing a circulation of the virus well above the national average, masks have been made mandatory from Saturday morning in new districts, including the Louvre museum, and on part of the Champs-Elysées. Gatherings of more than 10 people not complying with the barrier measures are prohibited.
Masks are compulsory for the entire country outdoors in Spain, which is seeing a large rise in cases with 3,000 two days in a row.
The government has blamed the rise on nightlife, and has now shut discos and late night bars, and limited visits to retirement homes, banned smoking in the street, and tightened police controls.
Germany has classified Spain, with the exception of the Canary Islands, which are very popular with German tourists, as a risk country, making quarantine and screening tests compulsory for those returning from the Canary Islands.
At the Greek border, thousands of Albanians working in Greece were stranded on Friday, trying to get through before Sunday's entry into force of the requirement to present themselves with a negative COVID-19 test. — Euronews


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