France closing borders to non-EU citizens in bid to curb Covid spread – PM

All those arriving from other EU countries will be required to produce a negative Covid-19 test, he said.

A woman wearing face a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past a closed restaurant in Paris (Michel Euler/AP)

France is to close its borders to people arriving from outside the European Union from Sunday in a bid to stop the spread of new variants of the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the measure on Friday night after an emergency government health security meeting at the presidential palace, warning of a “great risk” from the new variants.