Brits travelling will have to have a "compelling reason" for entering the country and will have to show proof of a negative Covid test. The crackdown is in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the UK. On Thursday, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said the mutation is spreading at a "phenomenal pace". Members of the French public have lashed out at Macron over the new rules. Twitter user Daffy McDuck said: "That is ridiculous. You really suck. We will remember that."

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