https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French government has proposed a strict 10-day isolation period with police checks for people who come into contact with someone who has Covid-19, but vaccinated people can be released from quarantine early. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210721/france-set-to-toughen-isolation-measures-for-covid-contact-cases Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:15:55 +0200 france-set-to-toughen-isolation-measures-for-covid-contact-cases Tighter restrictions on unvaccinated travellers coming from the UK to France came into force at midnight on Sunday as France seeks to control a Delta-variant-driven fourth wave of Covid. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210718/unvaccinated-travellers-to-france-from-uk-must-show-24-hour-test-from-sunday Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:27:49 +0200 unvaccinated-travellers-to-france-from-uk-must-show-24-hour-test-from-sunday France has imposed its strictest quarantine rules yet on all arrivals from five countries that the government deems a particular risk because of the high spread of new variants of Covid. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210422/explained-these-are-frances-new-quarantine-rules-for-arrivals-from-high-risk-countries Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:25:19 +0200 explained-these-are-frances-new-quarantine-rules-for-arrivals-from-high-risk-countries The French government has extended its quarantine list to include India, making a total of five countries from which all arrivals in France will be subject to a compulsory 10-day quarantine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210418/france-to-impose-quarantine-on-arrivals-from-four-countries Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:08:55 +0200 france-to-impose-quarantine-on-arrivals-from-four-countries Anyone travelling to Switzerland from the south-eastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur will soon be required to self-quarantine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210121/switzerland-to-impose-quarantine-on-travellers-from-south-eastern-france Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:58:14 +0100 switzerland-to-impose-quarantine-on-travellers-from-south-eastern-france As of Monday, September 14th, travellers from nine areas of France will have to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival in Switzerland. However, border regions are exempted from the new rule. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200911/switzerland-adds-nine-french-regions-to-its-list-of-regions-at-risk Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:37:03 +0200 switzerland-adds-nine-french-regions-to-its-list-of-regions-at-risk European airlines on Tuesday urged national capitals to coordinate measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, saying the current patchwork of restrictions is hobbling a return to regular travel around the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200915/end-quarantine-chaos-european-airlines-demand Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:41:16 +0200 end-quarantine-chaos-european-airlines-demand The UK government will lift its 14-day compulsory quarantine requirement for arrivals in England from “lower risk countries” including Spain, Germany, France and Italy, but not Sweden. The restriction may continue to apply for those arriving in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200703/uk-to-lift-quarantine-for-arrivals-from-several-european-countries-on-july-10th Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:04:09 +0200 uk-to-lift-quarantine-for-arrivals-from-several-european-countries-on-july-10th Travel bans, quarantines and closed borders have had a major effect on travel to and from France. But as restrictions begin to be lifted, these are the key dates this summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200605/calendar-the-key-dates-for-travel-to-and-from-france-this-summer Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:10:22 +0200 calendar-the-key-dates-for-travel-to-and-from-france-this-summer