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Ketsuda Phoutinane & Sophie Buchan

France drops covid travel restrictions as New Zealand border fully opens after two years

France have now dropped all of their travel restrictions surrounding covid.

From the start of this month (August 1), travellers have been able to enter the country without the need to meet certain restrictions.

According to the Daily Record, this means keen holidaymakers looking to soak up some sun no longer need to present proof of vaccination, submit forms justifying why they're travelling or provide negative covid results.

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It comes as New Zealand also made a slight chance to their travel requirements when it fully reopened to tourists for the first time. If you want to travel there, you will still need to provide proof of testing and vaccination requirements.

Despite the relaxation, the French government can enact 'emergency brake' measures until January 21, 2023 for possible restrictions that could last as long as two months. This could happen if a new variant is discovered that poses as a serious health risk or if health systems are likely to become overwhelmed.

A statement from the Interior Ministry announced the move. They said: "Faced with the new phase of the pandemic, the border health control system is lifted, in accordance with the law putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to fight against the epidemic linked to COVID-19.

"The government retains until 21 January 2023 the possibility of activating 'emergency brake' measures for a maximum period of two months, after consulting the high authority for health in the event of an appearance and circulation of a new variant of COVID-19 likely to constitute a serious health threat or, in overseas territories, in the event of a risk of saturation of the health system."

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