The UK could be about to add France to its quarantine list amid a surge in coronavirus cases

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• Brits visiting France could soon be asked to quarantine when they return to the UK.
• Boris Johnson's government has warned that it is prepared to tighten Britain's border rules amid signs of a second wave of the coronavirus across Europe.
• The UK government added three more countries to its quarantine list this week: Belgium, Andorra, and the Bahamas.
• It is keeping a close eye on France, where coronavirus infection rates continue to surge.
• There are an estimated 450,000 British tourists currently in France.
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Boris Johnson's UK government has warned that British holidaymakers could soon be asked to quarantine when they return from France, amid a surge in the number of coronavirus infections in the country.

France is currently one of the countries where British tourists are not required to 14-day quarantine upon their return.

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