The 14-day isolation requirement from 04:00 BST applies to people arriving from the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, the Turks and Caicos Islands and Aruba.
This comes after the French prime minister declared that the infection figures went “in the direction.”
France has warned that it will take “reciprocal measures.”
Clement Beaune, French Secretary of State for European Affairs, tweeted that the UK resolution is a matter of “weighing” for the French.
Transportation Secretary Grant Shapps said the resolution was triggered when the infection rate in the affected countries exceeded 20 cases per 100,000 more people over seven days. The quarantine requirement was implemented in the past in Spain, another popular destination for British tourists, in late July.
“We have worked so hard in this country to lessen our point of infections, the last thing we have to do is recover other people and bring the infection with them. It’s for everyone,” Shapps told BBC Breakfast.
There are around 160,000 British tourists lately in France, he said. The deadline is expected to rush to ports and airports, with thousands of tourists desperate to be quarantined.
Others who go back in time face interruptions in painting or schooling.
Katie, a holiday instructor in the south of France, told the BBC that the 12-hour journey to the Canal crossing meant she had no chance of returning in time, so she and her children will miss the beginning of the quarter.
“We’ve been doing everything the government has asked us to do for months, but I think they want to treat us all with a little respect and give us time to organize so we can keep painting and with the lives of our young people. She said.
Eurotunnel said its Channel Tunnel trains were complete until Saturday. Previously, consumers had faced long queues on the website.
Mariana Manufacturer, who is checking out to return from the Tignes mountain hotel with her family, said: “Every time I go out to replace tickets, there’s a lot of work. People can make informed decisions if they have been informed in advance. It’s boring and frustrating.”
John Keefe, director of public affairs at Getlink, which operates the Channel Tunnel, warned others not to move to the terminal without a reservation shown. “There’s no area available,” he said.
Prices for some flights to the UK from Paris were above 450 euros, to 66 euros on Saturday. Many direct flights from the south of France are full.
Cheaper Eurostar banknotes cost 210 euros, at 165 euros on Saturday.
But DFDS Ferries said it had added 4 more departures from Calais to help the British get back on time. He said reservations must be made before arriving at the port.
Some tourists said they would settle for quarantine restrictions when they returned.
Jonathan Fieldsend of Woodbridge, Suffolk, who will not return from France with his circle of relatives until 18 August, said: “We have come to settle completely for the threat that we will be quarantined. We’re not going to rush.” back.”
Airlines UK described quarantine restrictions as “another devastating blow to the industry already reeling from the worst crisis in its history.”
The UK’s ambassador to France, Lord Llewellyn, declared that the new quarantine rule would be “bad news” for the British in the country, but that others can continue their holidays as long as they follow safety precautions and isolate the property when they return. Training
Shadow Interior Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said that while Labour edited “evidence-based measures” at the border, it was “vital” that No. 10 had a “joint strategy” and put “urgently” an express agreement in place for the highly affected travel sector.
The DEPUTY added: “The fact that the government has still put an effective formula for monitoring, traceability and isolation in place has made matters worse and we most likely have the powerful 14-day quarantine tool.”
He called on Downing Street to publish the science of his decisions, “and the main points of any painting made to reduce the time needed to isolate through stricter testing and other measures.”
According to the Statista knowledge corporation, the British made 10.35 million visits to France last year, which caught the eye of Spain – with 18.12 million – in terms of popularity.
The Foreign Ministry now warns that it opposes “any journey, essential” in France – the quarantine measure was imposed on Spain on 25 July.
Earlier last month a list of more than 50 so-called brokers was published, allowing between the UK and other countries without wanting to isolate themselves on the return, and then expanded.
But the end of some of the exemptions on the list follows a “significant change” in Covid-19 hiring, the Department of Transportation said.
He added that there had been a 66% increase in the new reported cases, in line with another 100,000 people in France since last Friday.
For the Netherlands, it increased by 52%. And accumulation for Malta 105%, while 273% for the Turks and Caicos Islands and 1,106% for Aruba.
Before a government assembly on the new measures, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to be “absolutely ruthless” in deciding regulations for foreign tourists.
“We are remotely happy with our own situation. Everyone understands that during a pandemic, our population is not allowed to reintegrate or the disease to return,” he added.
On Thursday, France reported 2524 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, the largest daily buildup since it was raised in May.
The country’s prime minister, Jean Castex, said Tuesday that the coronavirus figures had gone “in the direction” for more than a fortnight.
Meanwhile, the government has announced that maximum fines for others in England who refuse to cover their faces can double to 3200 euros, while illegal rave organisers may face a fine of 10,000 euros.
But from Sunday, theatre, music and theatres will reopen with a socially remote audience.
Casinos, bowling alleys, ice rinks and comfortable gaming centers, as well as the good appearance of “close contact” such as facials, eyebrow rinses and eyelash treatments, will also be allowed to resume.