Rapid tests truckers Dover started: unsure whether they will make it to Christmas | Abroad

The truckers are getting impatient because it is still unclear when they can continue to the continent. France closed its borders for fear of the more contagious British corona variety.

A group of truckers decided to make a spontaneous protest near the airport where they have to park in their thousands. The drivers tried to break through the cordon of agents, Skynews reports.

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England and France already have an agreement that anyone who does not have a corona can cross the border. Thousands of truckers standing in the back of the long traffic jams are unlikely to make it to Christmas dinner.

The British authorities have now started testing truck drivers. It will be a while before things get going again in the southeastern county of Kent with its important connections to France. “We continue to urge drivers not to come to Kent until further notice, where we are doing everything we can to resolve port congestion,” said the UK Department of Transport. It could take two or three days for the queues to resolve.

Drivers who want to go to the mainland must undergo a rapid test. If it turns out positive, they can have another PCR test done. If they also prove that they are carrying the corona virus, they have to go to a hotel.

One person has been arrested. He was blocking a highway in Dover, according to the BBC. Why he did that is not yet clear.

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