PARIS (FRANCE) – French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Wednesday that there was no risk of shortage of goods in the country in the wake of a ban on freight coming from across the Channel because of a new mutated variant of the coronavirus.
Much of the world shut its borders to Britain this week after the fast-spreading variant of the virus was reported, with France blocking passengers and freight just days before Britain leaves the European Union.
Paris has since lifted the blockade to allow drivers with a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter the country.