The UK has reimposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France after the country recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.

Starting from tomorrow, Saturday at 4 a.m. GMT, anyone who arrives in the UK from France will have to self-isolate for two weeks or risk being fined up to $1,200.

The decision was informed by the French Health Ministry’s report that stated that the ministry had recorded 2,669 new coronavirus infection cases in just one day.

UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps who spoke about the development during an interview section with newsmen today said:

"We';;;ve worked so hard in this country to get our level of infections down, the last thing we want do is to have people returning and bringing the infection with them. It';;;s to protect everybody."

According to Shapps, there are about 160,000 British holidaymakers currently in France who';;;ll be affected by the decision as many who will scramble to make it back home before the deadline in a bid to avoid the mandatory quarantine are still overseas.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially made the announcement of the move late Thursday night. But however, rumors of the rule change have been growing for days due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in France.

France';;;s Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune in his response to the news via his tweeter handle said the UK';;;s decision is a matter of "regret" for the country.

However, France isn';;;t the only destination with the restrictions as the order also stands against England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Scotland.