Paris ‘ready to study all useful measures’

Faced with the explosion in the number of Covid-19 cases in China, many countries are considering re-imposing restrictive measures for travelers from this country.

China is facing an explosion in Covid-19 cases. The Beijing government has largely decided to lift the health restrictions put in place to combat the epidemic in the country, thus ending the “zero Covid” policy.

In this context, Italy announced that it will impose compulsory tests on all travelers coming from China, while the United States is studying similar measures.

BFMTV has learned that the French Ministry of Health and Prevention is closely following the development of the situation in China. “He is ready to study all the beneficial measures that can be implemented as a result, jointly with France’s European partners, and within the legal framework that exists today,” the ministry explains.

worrying situation

The latter also states that since August 1 and the adoption of the law that put an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, “travelers no longer have any formalities to complete before their arrival in France, regardless of the country or region of origin.”

But the situation in China is worrying. The hospital system is in strain while the Omicron variant – more transmissible than previously – It is widely spread in the population. In addition, the Chinese are less immunized because they are vaccinated much less than in European countries.