Quarantine
Latest news and need-to-know information about quarantine rules and requirements, mostly related to Covid-19 and international travel.
Unvaccinated travellers to France from UK must show 24-hour test from Sunday
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.
EXPLAINED: These are France's new quarantine rules for arrivals from 'high risk' countries
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.
France mulls suspending all flights from India and imposes 10-day quarantine on arrivals
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.
Switzerland to impose quarantine on travellers from south-eastern France
Anyone travelling to Switzerland from the south-eastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur will soon be required to self-quarantine.
UPDATED: Switzerland imposes quarantine on arrivals from regions of France, Italy and Austria
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.
European airlines demand end to quarantine 'chaos'
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.
UK publishes list of European countries exempt from quarantine rule
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.