[Update December 30 at 08:05 – our reader was also visited by police on day seven after his arrival in France, but the authorities in question were satisfied upon seeing the negative result of his 48 hour test.]
Several readers have contacted us confused over ‘mixed messages’ surrounding France’s self-isolation rules for travellers returning to France from the UK.
One also tells how he was further confused by the police who visited him to check that he was observing his obligatory self-quarantine correctly.
Under France’s travel rules, people who are allowed to enter the country from the UK must quarantine for 10 days, although this period can be reduced if you provide a negative result from an antigen or PCR test taken at least 48 hours after arrival.
All travellers from the UK must fill in a form with their details on an online platform called éOS-Covid, which generates a prefectural decree requiring them to complete the self-isolation period.
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