Brits scramble back from France for quarantine deadline as mum forced to leave kids behind
Jamie Harrison and wife Bernie, both 43, headed off on a 10-day camping trip in Nice with their three children JJ, nine, Luke, six, and Nelly, three, today.
Are you stranded in France? Call The Sun Online newsdesk on 0207 782 4368, WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502 or emailMr Buntine, 58, said: "We didn't get our notification until this morning, where we were staying in Burgundy there wasn't a lot of internet. The self-employed carpet cleaner faces losing a lot of business if forced to quarantine and couldn't get in touch with the ferry company.Although required to by law, some Brits say they cannot afford to quarantine for two weeks.
And passengers at Manchester Airport told of their reaction to new quarantine rules were brought in for those travelling to and arriving from France or Holland. P&O ferries had availability last evening - but prices were at least £200 a car, rather than £90 on normal days.
Families with children now risk missing the first week of school as 14-day self-isolation measures are re-imposed, but some are undeterred. “Everybody understands that in a pandemic you don’t allow our population to be re-infected or the disease to come back in. And Downing Street fears tit-for-tat quarantine measures will be imposed by France on any Brit tourists arriving there next week.Paris, Toulouse, Lille and Biarritz are among those ordering people to wear masks in outdoor areas.A: ANYONE returning from France, Malta or the Netherlands will have to fill in an online passenger locator form upon arrival in the UK.
On Wednesday there were 1,009 new cases of coronavirus in Britain — less than half the total in France.
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