Ministers are facing increasing criticism France On the new “Amber Plus” travel list, some people were worried about whether they were paying too much attention to the variant cases in the territory of Reunion Island, 5,700 miles (9,180 kilometers) from Paris.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Admission on Thursday The decision was made to impose stricter restrictions on millions of fully vaccinated French and British citizens who are holidaying or living across the Strait, partly because of the prevalence of the Beta variant of Reunion.
He defended the move, saying that “the important thing is not the distance” but “the ease of travel between different components of any country.”