France is the latest country to suspend flights to and from the UK over fears of a new in the country.
Germany, The Netherlands, Austria and Italy earlier announced it was banning flights from the UK for at least the rest of the year in an attempt to make sure that a new strain of coronavirus that is sweeping across southern England does not reach its shores.
Belgium has also applied the new rules.
Additionally, restrictions on flights and ferries arriving into the Republic of Ireland from Britain are to come into effect from midnight tonight, RTE News reports.
The Dutch ban came into effect on Sunday morning and the government said it was reacting to tougher measures imposed in London and surrounding areas on Saturday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Netherlands said it will assess "with other European Union nations the possibilities to contain the import of the virus from the United Kingdom".
Mr Johnson said a fast-moving new variant of the virus that is 70% more transmissible than existing strains appears to be driving the rapid spread of new infections in London and southern England.
"There's no evidence to suggest it is more lethal or causes more severe illness," the Prime Minister stressed, or that vaccines will be less effective against it.
The Dutch government is already strongly advising its citizens not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
Britain has alerted the World Health Organisation that the new variant identified this week appears to be accelerating the spread of Covid-19, saying it accounted for some 60% of the capital's cases.
Viruses mutate regularly, and scientists have found thousands different of mutations among samples of the virus causing Covid-19.
But many of these changes have no effect on how easily the virus spreads or how severe symptoms are.
Belgium has also banned flights from the UK and also banned rail connections.
Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo said he was issuing the order for 24 hours starting at midnight "out of precaution".
"There are a great many questions about this new mutation and if it is not already on the mainland," he said.
He hoped to have more clarity as of Tuesday.
