Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have issued a joint statement saying quarantine measures would not apply between France and the UK “at this stage”.
The UK prime minister said in his address to the nation this evening that he was “serving notice” that it would soon be the time to impose a quarantine on people coming into the country by air.
Downing Street has since issued a statement saying the leaders spoke on Sunday and agreed that “co-operation is particularly necessary for the management of our common border”.
The statement said: “No quarantine measures w ould apply to travellers coming from France at this stage; any measures on either side would be taken in a concerted and reciprocal manner.”
It comes after UK airlines said they had been told the government will bring in a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the UK from any country apart from the Republic of Ireland.
