London, UK: An agreement has been reached with the French government over the UK border, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said.
He promised more details on hauliers later but French authorities said aircraft, ships and Eurostar trains would resume services on Wednesday morning.
Residents and nationals will be among those allowed to return if they have a recent negative test for Covid-19.
Shapps tweeted: “Good progress today and agreement with the French Government on borders. We will provide an update on hauliers later this evening…”
Travel will also be available to people carrying out essential trips, including health staff fighting against Covid-19, those who provide international transport of goods, fishing crew and bus or train drivers. But in order to travel, they will need to have received a negative PCR test result less than 72 hours before departure.
“French nationals, people living in France and those with a legitimate reason will have to be carrying a negative test,” French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebarri said.
The announcement by French authorities comes after the EU Commission urged member states remove travel bans to avoid supply chain disruption.
