France to quarantine travellers arriving from Spain

France to impose quarantine on travellers arriving from Spain

This is a reciprocal measure after Madrid decided to restrict arrivals from Europe's Schengen zone, a presidential official said on Thursday.

The Spanish government said that it would impose a 14-day quarantine period on all travellers to avoid importing new virus cases.

In response the French government will impose a 14-day quarantine from the moment Spain imposes the measure, based on the principle of reciprocity," a presidential official said.

The start date of this decision has yet to be confirmed but this should be subject of bilateral talks.

Travel into France is currently heavily restricted - all non-essential travel is banned and anyone arriving in the country needs an international travel certificate.