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Britain implement additional military personnel in the port of Dover Friday to help releasing truck queues after the resumption of the trip for drivers who have a negative test for COVID-19, Reuters reports.
Ferry services between Dover and the French port of Calais have been resumed on Thursday, just days after a blockade imposed by France following the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in England.
Traffic moved slowly through the port on Friday, which is also an official holiday. Most of the trucks are still parked on the road while drivers wait to conduct tests before they are allowed to board the ferries.
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The soldiers reviewed vehicles and documents. drivers at the port entrance, and French officials in Dover, helping to catch up, are testing the drivers.
They are located next to the port another 800 British soldiers, 300 were initially shippedBritish media reported.
The French and British governments agreed to end the blockade Tuesday night, but the long lines of trucks are expected to take days, British authorities said.
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