British households with half-term holidays booked to France are going through conflicting accounts of the nation’s strict Covid guidelines.
After nearly 4 weeks, French frontiers opened to UK travellers within the early hours of Friday morning. Absolutely vaccinated adults at the moment are allowed to go on vacation to France, as are under-12s accompanying them.
Initially the foundations appeared to insist travellers aged 12-17 should even be totally jabbed.
However now a unique model of the laws for younger folks has emerged. They are going to be admitted to France in the event that they accompany a completely vaccinated grownup and may produce a unfavourable fast antigen check end result taken within the 24 hours earlier than departure.
This follows the follow adopted by nations such because the UK and US for travellers below 18.
As soon as in France, although, entry to venues from cafés to ski lifts may show tough for youngsters aged 12 years or above.
The usual proof required by venues is a smartphone move sanitaire (well being move).
Proof of vaccination – within the form of QR codes generated from the NHS app – may be uploaded to the TousAntiCovid smartphone app.
However vaccinated travellers who’re aged 12-15 aren’t capable of get certification. As a substitute, they need to request an NHS Covid move letter which is dispatched by submit.
Underneath-18s can as an alternative take a fast antigen (lateral stream) check within the 24 hours earlier than desiring to entry the venue.
Alternatively, they’ll present proof of contracting Covid-19 between 11 days and 6 months in the past – although acquiring official certification within the UK may be tough for younger folks.
The French ban on British travellers was imposed on 20 December 2021 after Boris Johnson talked a couple of “tidal wave” of Omicron infections within the UK.
The frontiers opened on 14 January – due to what the Inside Ministry in Paris termed “the predominance of the Omicron variant each in France and in the UK”.
