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France to ban British tourists as Omicron cases soar

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A passnger wearing a facemask arrives at the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras station in London on May 6, 2020 as life continues under a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. - Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar on May 2 said face masks covering the mouth and nose would be compulsory on services between London, Paris and Brussels from May 4. Britain's death toll from the coronavirus has topped 32,000, according to an updated official count released May 5, pushing the country past Italy to become the second-most impacted after the United States. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES / AFP) (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK has reported its highest daily case numbers since the Covid pandemic began (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

France is planning on tightening rules for travellers from the UK in a huge blow to those planning Christmas trips.

Travellers will have to have a ‘compelling reason’ to visit amid the spread of Omicron.

Paris says ‘compelling reasons’ do not include travel for tourism and business. French nationals and their spouses can still enter the country.

Anyone coming from the UK with reason to enter will have to show a negative PCR result from the 24 hours before their arrival.

They will then have to isolate for seven days, although this can be reduced to 48 hours if another negative test is returned.

It comes as Omicron rips through the country, with the highest number of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic started reported on Wednesday.

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