PARIS, Dec 14 — France said today it could tighten border controls to protect against the Omicron Covid variant, which is infecting a huge number of people in Britain.
But government spokesman Gabriel Attal said officials were “always looking at how we can strengthen our rules at the border”.Britain is being swept by a wave of Omicron infections that the government is trying to stem with a push for vaccine booster shots.
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