UK’s restrictions on travellers from France excessive, says French minister

Despite rise in Covid cases, France's infections stand at less than a third of daily reported cases in Britain

Britain's restrictions on travellers from France seem excessive, the French European affairs minister has said as France attempts to contain rising Covid cases - which stand at less than a third of the daily reported cases in the UK.

We don't think that the United Kingdom's decisions are totally based on scientific foundations. We find them excessive," Clement Beaune told BFM TV after the UK decided that visitors would need to quarantine for 10 days after arriving from France amid concern over the Beta variant.