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12:04 : It is noon, here is a new point on the news:
From Saturday, travel between France and the United Kingdom will be subject to compelling reasons, with isolation required on the French side. Follow our direct.
After a day in police custody as part of an investigation for corruption, Alexandre Benalla and his wife were released yesterday without prosecution at this point.
• L’interview with Emmanuel Macron gathered 3.8 million viewers yesterday on TF1, far from the 8.1 million people on the same channel during the November speech.
• Facing projectile jets, plastic bottles will be prohibited in stadiums in 2022 and game interruptions will be more systematic, announced the government.
11:38 : @ Alex51: Unfortunately, unless your parents can justify a residence in France, their arrival will be compromised. Weddings do not appear in the compelling grounds list (you can refer to the right column of this PDF document, which is up to date, unlike the left column).
11:32 : I’m supposed to get married on Wednesday and my parents (English) are due to arrive from the UK on Monday. Does their daughter’s marriage count as a reason?
11:10 : @Maddy @Marie: No worries for French nationals. However, they will have to isolate themselves “in the place of their choice” for at least 48 hours after their arrival, after which they can resume a normal life on presentation of a negative test.
11:09 a.m. : Hello. If we arrive by boat in Calais on Saturday and have planned to travel south west, can we isolate ourselves on arrival at our final destination?
11:09 a.m. : Hello, expatriates in London, will our children living in France be able to join their parents after 12/18? Thank you
11:06 : @Christine: If they live together and have paperwork to prove it, it should pass. Unmarried or civil union spouses of French nationals will be able to come and spend the holidays in France, “on presentation of proof of community of life”.
11:06 : My daughter (French) lives in the United Kingdom and has planned to come on December 23 with her partner (who is British). They are vaccinated and will have a test of less than 24 hours. Will they both be able to enter France? thanks in advance
10:43 am : @caro: If I believe the document that Matignon sent us, your case does not appear among the compelling reasons for going to the United Kingdom … Travelers in transit are only mentioned for passengers “from the United Kingdom”.
10:43 am : Hello, we are leaving for New York on Sunday with a transit through London. Are we subject to the new rules? Thanks😉
10:14 am : @sue t: Your mother will have to comply with the new rules, which will take effect from 12:01 am Saturday. He will therefore have to justify a British passport or a compelling reason (family obligation, medical emergency, judicial summons, professional exemption, etc.).
10:14 am : at what time the new regulations saturday my mom flies to uk at 11:35 am
10:07 : @Alexis: If we trust the announcements of Gabriel Attal, it will be necessary to present a negative test of less than 24 hours from Saturday. I just went to watch the French Embassy website, which confirms this information.
10:07 : Hello franceinfo, I am currently in the UK and have to come back on Saturday. To return, I planned a regulatory 48 PCR test before. Is this test still valid with the latest government announcements? Thank you for your answer Ps: I am French not a tourist
10:01 am : Matignon confirms the return of “compelling reasons” for travelers to and from the UK as of Saturday. These patterns “will not allow travel for tourist or professional reasons”, underlines the executive.
(Serge Attal / ONLY FRANCE / AFP)
9:52 a.m. : From today, Italy requires French people entering its territory to present a negative test and, for the unvaccinated, five days of quarantine. France 3 Paca tells you more about the exemptions for cross-border commuters.
9:44 a.m. : Record broken: 5.86 million tests were carried out last week, more than after the extension of the health pass to trains, cafes and restaurants in August (5.81 million), announces the Ministry of Health.
9:20 a.m. : 🗣️ “We offer 400,000 saliva tests each week in primary school. We only do 200,000 because we only have 50% acceptance from parents” according to Jean-Michel Blanquer https://t.co/gcG1HaMtM5
09:19 : On our set, Jean-Michel Blanquer deplores the reluctance of parents to allow their children to be tested at school. “We only have 50% acceptance” saliva tests, he says.
9:17 a.m. : France now has 3,150 closed classes, “a figure that has stagnated for a week”, let know the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, on franceinfo.
9:05 am : To keep things clear, here are the titles of this morning game:
Compelling reasons, isolation … The government has announced a restriction “more drastic” travel between France and the United Kingdom, affected by the Omicron variant.
• Investigations against false health pass networks have already given rise to “more than a hundred arrests”, announced the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.
• On the eve of strike which will nail every second TGV to the station on the South-East axis, traffic is disrupted, in Ile-de-France, on ten RER and Transilien lines.
On TF1, last night, Emmanuel Macron defended his record, recognized errors, outlined a future pension reform and dodged on his candidacy. Summary.
08:49 : France will also “limit the reasons which allow coming from the United Kingdom “, announces Gabriel Attal. Travelers should “isolate” for at least 48 hours after arrival, until a negative test is performed.
08:42 : To fight against the spread of the Omicron variant, the period of validity of the tests requested on return from the United Kingdom will be reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours on Saturday, announces the government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, on BFMTV.
08:38 : Government to introduce border control with UK “even more drastic” from Saturday.
09h00 : On France 2, Gérald Darmanin reports “more than a hundred arrests out of the 400 investigations opened” to dismantle networks of fake health passes. He says he is in favor of “repentance system” proposed yesterday by Olivier Véran to encourage holders to comply.
07:21 : Faced with cases that have tripled in one month, South Korea is cutting back on its nightlife. From Saturday, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs will have to lower the curtains at 9 p.m., while cinemas, concert halls and other public places will have to close at 10 p.m.
06:59 : @NOT A WORD : Hello. I let you judge by the yardstick of his statements from yesterday : the hypothesis of an obligation for all is “quite possible”, he argued, even if, in fact, “we are almost there”, because “more than 90% of those who needed to be vaccinated have been vaccinated”.
06:59 : Is it possible that Macron announces a vaccination obligation?
07:44 : Here is a first point on the news of the day:
In two hours of interview on TF1, last night, Emmanuel Macron defended his record, recognized errors, outlined a future pension reform and dodged on his candidacy. Summary.
A health defense council will take place tomorrow afternoon to examine possible “additional measures” vis-à-vis the Omicron variant in particular.
Departures on vacation are expected to be hectic in the South-East. Only one TGV in two will run on this axis tomorrow, due to a strike.
Les Bleues qualified for the semi-finals of the World Cup by dominating Sweden (31-26). They will meet Denmark on Friday for a place in the final.