However ministers have previously been reluctant to impose too much disruption over the UK-French border because it is such a critical juncture for trade and travel.<\/p>\n
Negotiations are ongoing, and a positive decision to put France on the red list would require cross-government ministerial agreement.<\/p>\n
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Sources have told Sky News that a decision needs to be made within days and before the end of the school term which finishes for most English state school pupils next Friday.<\/p>\n
If a decision is made after this point, there may not be enough hotel room capacity to deal with the numbers needing to complete mandatory quarantine on their return.<\/p>\n
Case rates in France are far lower than in the United Kingdom, although they are rising.<\/p>\n
According to Our World In Data, in the week to 14 July there were 244,691 UK COVID<\/strong> cases, while in France over the same period there were 27,713 cases.<\/p>\n France has 44% Alpha variant cases – more than any other type – followed by Delta accounting for 28% of cases. Almost all cases in the UK are Delta.<\/p>\n A Downing Street spokesman said they are continually monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n
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