China News Agency, Paris, December 22 (Reporter Li Yang) French official local time said on the 22nd that people in France and other countries can enter France from the UK with a negative test for the new crown virus within 72 hours. The above new entry regulations will start on the 23rd. Officially came into effect.
The French Prime Minister's Office announced that night that people in France and EU countries can enter France from the UK with a negative test for the new crown virus within 72 hours.
For British citizens, they need to have a residence permit in France or other EU countries before they can enter France from the UK with a negative virus test certificate.
The French government will announce specific rules later and put forward specific entry requirements for different groups of people entering France from the United Kingdom, including international transit passengers, diplomats and their families, health personnel, airline employees, and public transportation crews.
The new French entry regulations for the UK will continue to be implemented until January 6 next year.
The French government will then study whether to adjust the relevant entry policy based on the epidemic situation.
It is understood that the outcome of the UK-EU trade negotiations may also have an impact on immigration policies.
In order to prevent the spread of the mutant new crown virus, France has suspended entry of British land, sea and air traffic from midnight on the 20th. The traffic ban is effective for all people and goods from the UK, including road, rail, and sea and air transportation.
French President Macron had a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Johnson on the 21st, and reached a consensus on the resumption of personnel and goods exchanges between the two countries.
Johnson said that officials from the two countries are seeking to resolve trade restrictions on entry and exit as soon as possible.
It is reported that a large number of trucks are still stranded in Kent, England, waiting for France to reopen the entry channel; while at the other end of the French Port of Calais, there is no entry of British people and goods, and the workload has dropped significantly.
French Transport Minister Jebari said on the evening of the 22nd that France is still coordinating with the United Kingdom on issues related to restarting cargo transportation to avoid disruptions in logistics and agricultural supply chains.
He also called on truck drivers to still avoid driving to Kent, England.
The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night showed that France had 11,795 newly confirmed cases in a single day on the 22nd, and the total number of confirmed cases was 2490946.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 61702, with 802 new deaths.
There are 24,964 inpatients with the new crown in France, including 2728 severely ill patients.
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