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WATCH: British tourists invited to visit SA’s ‘Riviera’ after France imposes Covid-19 travel restrictions on the UK

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Wesgro has jumped on the news that France will block entry to UK tourists, by inviting the Brits to come and holiday in SA’s ‘Riviera’ – Cape Town.

France is tightening its border restrictions in an effort to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Covid-19 tests must be taken less than 24 hours before departure, rather than 48 as at present, and those who arrive from the UK must self-isolate for seven days, reduced to two days if they test negative in France. An online registration system will be used to track those arriving and to submit test results.

It comes just days after the UK scrapped its travel red list of countries, which included South Africa.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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