British Health Secretary Matt Hancock had earlier claimed the new variant was “out of control”, with British officials saying it was 70 per cent more transmissible than the main strain.
The World Health Organization also called for stronger containment measures across Europe, which has passed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19.
The suspension does not apply to international aircraft currently in the kingdom, which will be allowed to leave, SPA said.
The far-right leader has been sceptical of the coronavirus since it first emerged late last year, branding it “a little flu.”
The US is the first nation to authorize the two-dose regimen from Moderna, now the second vaccine to be deployed in a Western country after the first, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Macron will now, in accordance with national regulations, “self isolate for seven days. He will continue to work and carry out his activities remotely,” the presidency said.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said London, and parts of three surrounding counties, would move into the highest of three levels of restrictions in force across England from Wednesday.
As Biden appealed to Americans to “turn the page” on the divisive contest, electors met across all US states to seal his win, with California pushing Biden over the majority of 270 votes.
President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter, where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunizations would take place “in less than 24 hours.”
The pair was chosen ahead of three other finalists: frontline health care workers and Anthony Fauci, the racial justice movement, and President Donald Trump who Biden defeated in November’s election.
