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France will likely decide on Wednesday whether additional restrictions are needed at its border with the UK to fend off a coronavirus variant first identified in India.
The UK is trying to make a case to France that extra curbs aren’t necessary, citing the large share of its vaccinated population, a person familiar with the discussions said. About 70% of adults in Britain have received at least one vaccine dose, and 40% both doses, but a new and potentially more contagious strain of coronavirus is spreading fast.
Tougher restrictions on UK arrivals, such as mandatory quarantine or the need to justify travel, could affect the already-struggling operations of the Eurostar International Ltd. high-speed rail service, which shareholders including France have rescued, as well as airlines.
France continues to strongly recommend against international travel. Currently, people traveling from the UK to France don’t need to justify the reason for their trip, but must show a negative PCR test and commit to self-isolate for a week.
, even if they’ve been vaccinated.