European stocks tumble after the UK adds six more countries to its COVID-19 travel quarantine list

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• European stocks fell on Friday as the UK added six more countries to its 14-day COVID-19 quarantine list.
• The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 fell 1.9% and the Euro Stoxx 50 dropped 1.6% in early European trading.
• The decision, which comes into effect Saturday, implies that travellers arriving in the UK from countries including France and the Netherlands have a window of a little over 30 hours to return home to avoid restrictions.
• Data from Eurostat shows Eurozone GDP shrank 12% for the second quarter, its sharpest decline since records began in 1995.
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European stocks tumbled on Friday after the UK added six more countries to its COVID-19 travel quarantine list, which weighed heavily on airline and travel stocks. 

The decision means that travellers arriving in the UK from France, Netherlands, Malta, Monaco, Aruba, and the Turks and Caicos Islands will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. Anyone breaking the rules will be liable for a fine.

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