This will complicate the vacation agenda for many French people. Prime Minister Jean Castex "strongly recommended" Friday to the French to "avoid" going to Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, because of the resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic.
"We strongly recommend that the French avoid going, as long as the health situation does not improve" in Catalonia, said Jean Castex at Roissy airport. "We are in discussions with the Spanish and Catalan authorities so that they ensure that, in the other direction, the flows are as limited as possible", he added.
France had 208 currently active coronavirus outbreaks on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health, which notes that "the circulation of the virus is increasing". Since May 9, 547 grouped cases (clusters) have been detected but 339 closed, notes the Directorate General of Health.
The figures are "worrying" and France can "switch" in a situation like that which is raging in Catalonia, warned the president of the Scientific Council responsible for advising the government. The prime minister apparently took the advice.
