17 Dec 2021

Covid-19: France bans British people due to Omicron fears

From Morning Report, 6:49 am on 17 December 2021

British people are being banned from France as the country tries to slow the spread of Omicron.

From Saturday, only French citizens, British people living in France, or those visiting family will be allowed to enter. It comes as the UK prime minister warned people to re-think their Christmas plans.

The UK recorded more than 78,000 new infections in a single day on Wednesday - the highest day since the start of the pandemic.

Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield spoke to Corin Dann.