France has announced that it will soon drop its requirement of a negative Covid test for vaccinated travelers from outside the European Union.
This latest development was announced by Europe Minister Clement Beaune on Tuesday, following the rapid fall in numbers of daily infection.
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“We again required tests in December over the Omicron variant. In the coming days we will announce that tests are no longer needed for vaccinated people,” Beaune told France 2 television.
Currently anyone coming from outside the EU, including Britain, has to show a negative test result from the previous 48 hours, regardless of vaccination status.
“This week there will probably be a new European protocol for vaccinated people arriving from outside the EU, with eased measures,” he added.
Recall that EU members had on the 25th of January agreed to coordinate their travel rules, in particular for people crossing borders within the bloc.
The Omicron surge forced European countries like Italy and Denmark to impose recent negative test requirements for entry by fellow EU residents as well as vaccination proof.
French authorities began lifting a series of Covid restrictions this month, with nightclubs set to reopen from February 16 and standing areas once again authorized for concerts and sporting events as well as bars
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