Thousands of British vacationers have been trying to return home from France in an attempt to avoid new quarantine restrictions imposed by the UK government.
The rush came after the government announced late on Thursday that all people arriving in the UK from France, where Covid-19 infections rates are high, would need to self-isolate for 14 days from Saturday onwards.
The Eurotunnel Le Shuttle train service, which transports vehicles between France and the UK, was fully booked on Friday as a result of the increased demand, according to PA Media. People queue at Biarritz Airport on August 14, 2020, the day before the UK imposed quarantine on people arriving from France.Bowen added that one of his friends wanted to book a Eurostar train back to the UK before quarantine was imposed. However, the tickets, which had risen to about £350 , sold out before she had a chance to buy one.
"I worked from home for three months during the first lockdown in March, April, May. I thought it was finished but it's not apparently," he added. In an announcement made on Friday, France's High Council of Public Health recommended that its population should wear masks in all enclosed spaces and in outdoor areas that attract a high density of people.
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