UK Adds France to Quarantine List, Travel Pressure Mounts

UK Adds France to Quarantine List, Travel Pressure Mounts
Cars leave a ferry at the Port of Dover as Britain imposes a 14-day quarantine on arrival from France from Saturday amid the CCP virus pandemic, in Dover, Britain, on Aug. 14, 2020. Reuters/Peter Cziborra
Mary Clark
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Travelers arriving in the UK from France and five other destinations will, from 04:00 BST on Saturday, need to self-isolate for 14 days, the government announced on Thursday, sparking many holidaymakers to rush for home before the quarantine deadline.

The ruling comes amid the ongoing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, pandemic and applies to both returning UK residents and visitors to the country.