{"id":1126241,"date":"2021-12-16T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126241"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:29:29","slug":"france-restricts-travel-with-britain-over-omicron-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-restricts-travel-with-britain-over-omicron-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"France Restricts Travel With Britain Over Omicron Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrance-restricts-travel-with-britain-over-omicron-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">France announced that it will not allow any nonessential travel to and from Britain due to cases of the Omicron variant in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/16\/world\/europe\/france-uk-travel-restrictions-omicron.html\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jean Castex, France\u2019s prime minister, said in a statement that, \u201cfaced with the extremely rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the United Kingdom,\u201d the government had decided to act. He urged people planning to travel to Britain to postpone their trips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>[\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><em>Mr. Castex said that starting Saturday, travel to or from Britain would be allowed for only \u201curgent\u201d reasons \u2014 like a family medical emergency or a legal summons \u2014 regardless of the traveler\u2019s vaccination status. The new restrictions effectively bar French and British tourists during the busy holiday season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBritish authorities reported 88,376 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest number of known infections in a single day since the start of the pandemic,\u201d the Times noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-59679861\">BBC<\/a>, \u201cFrench citizens, their partners and children, legal residents, and EU citizens travelling home through France, won\u2019t need an essential reason to travel \u2013 but must still abide by all other rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">U.K. Transport Minister Grant Shapps noted that truck drivers would not be under the new rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA statement from French Prime Minister Jean Castex\u2019s office (in French), said the UK was, in its own words, about to face a \u2018landslide\u2019 linked to Omicron&nbsp;in the coming days,\u201d the outlet added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAs the Omicron variant spreads extremely quickly in the United Kingdom, the French government has decided to re-implement compelling reasons for travels from and to the United Kingdom, and to reinforce mandatory tests at departures and arrivals,\u201d the statement reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A spokesman for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the increasing amount of Omicron cases around the world indicate that \u201ctighter border measures wouldn\u2019t be effective or proportionate\u201d in decreasing the variant being brought in, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">People who leave Britain to go to France will also have to undergo more intense testing rules, even if they have received the vaccine, per the Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Times noted:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">All travelers will have to present a negative virus test taken within 24 hours of departure, down from 48 hours. (The 24-hour rule already existed for unvaccinated travelers.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">All travelers arriving from Britain will also have to register online and isolate for up to 10 days. However, they can take a test 48 hours after arrival, and if that comes back negative, they can end their isolation period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the United States, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bidens-latest-covid-rule-takes-effect-requiring-testing-for-entrance-to-u-s-including-americans\">requirement<\/a> by the Biden administration to force all travelers coming into the country \u2014 including Americans \u2014 to provide a negative test within 24 hours of departure went into effect earlier this month. Travelers from abroad will also need to be fully-vaccinated to come to the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">President Biden\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/12\/02\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-protect-americans-against-the-delta-and-omicron-variants-as-we-battle-covid-19-this-winter\/\">plan<\/a> to respond to the Delta and Omicron variants heading into the winter season was posted on the official website for the White House earlier this month, including a push for booster vaccinations for adults and vaccinations to protect children and keep schools open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/15\/fauci-says-covid-boosters-work-against-omicron-no-need-for-variant-specific-third-shot-.html\">spoke<\/a> at a White House COVID-19 update, saying, \u201cOur booster vaccine regimens work against omicron,\u201d adding, \u201cAt this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CNBC reported on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said 36 states have detected omicron so far, and the variant makes up about 3% of&nbsp;Covid cases nationwide. However, omicron infections are likely much higher in New York and New Jersey, she said, making up about 13% of cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France announced that it will not allow any nonessential travel to and from Britain due to cases of the Omicron variant in the region.As The New York Times reported:Jean Castex, France\u2019s prime minister, said in a statement that, \u201cfaced with the extremely rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the United Kingdom,\u201d the government had decided to act. He urged people planning to travel to Britain to postpone their trips.[\u2026]Mr. Castex said that starting Saturday, travel to or from Britain would be allowed for only \u201curgent\u201d reasons \u2014 like a family medical emergency or a legal summons \u2014 regardless of the traveler\u2019s vaccination status. The new restrictions effectively bar French and British tourists during the busy holiday season.\u201cBritish authorities reported 88,376 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest number of known infections in a single day since the start of the pandemic,\u201d the Times noted.According to the BBC, \u201cFrench citizens, their partners and children, legal residents, and EU citizens travelling home through France, won\u2019t need an essential reason to travel \u2013 but must still abide by all other rules.\u201dU.K. Transport Minister Grant Shapps noted that truck drivers would not be under the new rules.\u201cA statement from French Prime Minister Jean Castex\u2019s office (in French), said the UK was, in its own words, about to face a \u2018landslide\u2019 linked to Omicron\u00a0in the coming days,\u201d the outlet added.\u201cAs the Omicron variant spreads extremely quickly in the United Kingdom, the French government has decided to re-implement compelling reasons for travels from and to the United Kingdom, and to reinforce mandatory tests at departures and arrivals,\u201d the statement reportedly said.A spokesman for U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the increasing amount of Omicron cases around the world indicate that \u201ctighter border measures wouldn\u2019t be effective or proportionate\u201d in decreasing the variant being brought in, per the outlet.People who leave Britain to go to France will also have to undergo more intense testing rules, even if they have received the vaccine, per the Times.The Times noted:All travelers will have to present a negative virus test taken within 24 hours of departure, down from 48 hours. (The 24-hour rule already existed for unvaccinated travelers.)All travelers arriving from Britain will also have to register online and isolate for up to 10 days. However, they can take a test 48 hours after arrival, and if that comes back negative, they can end their isolation period.In the United States, a requirement by the Biden administration to force all travelers coming into the country \u2014 including Americans \u2014 to provide a negative test within 24 hours of departure went into effect earlier this month. Travelers from abroad will also need to be fully-vaccinated to come to the United States.President Biden\u2019s new plan to respond to the Delta and Omicron variants heading into the winter season was posted on the official website for the White House earlier this month, including a push for booster vaccinations for adults and vaccinations to protect children and keep schools open.On Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke at a White House COVID-19 update, saying, \u201cOur booster vaccine regimens work against omicron,\u201d adding, \u201cAt this point, there is no need for a variant-specific booster.\u201dCNBC reported on Wednesday:CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said 36 states have detected omicron so far, and the variant makes up about 3% of\u00a0Covid cases nationwide. However, omicron infections are likely much higher in New York and New Jersey, she said, making up about 13% of cases.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1126241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1126241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1126241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1126241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1126241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1126241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}