As other countries have already done, he could quickly make decisions about the huge epidemic wave in the Middle Kingdom.
The French government, which ensures “to follow very carefully the evolution of the situation in China”, faced with an explosion of Covid cases, says it is “ready” on Wednesday “to study all the useful measures”.
In the evening, the Élysée announced that Emmanuel Macron had “asked the government for appropriate measures to protect the French in this context and to see both at national and European level.
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Italy has already decided to impose compulsory tests on all travelers coming from China, faced with an explosion of Covid cases, the Italian Minister of Health announced on Wednesday.
The United States is also considering imposing entry restrictions on travelers from China, US officials said on Tuesday.
The abrupt end this month of China's "zero Covid" policy has raised concern from several countries, including the United States, which is also considering entry restrictions for Chinese travelers, as China makes faced with the largest wave of contamination in the world, amplified by the appearance of new variants.
In Belgium, the mayor of Bruges, called on Wednesday for a solution “at European level”, noting that restriction measures “often” exist for European travelers going to countries outside the EU.
“The rate of infections is still very high (in China).
I think we have to work either with a vaccination certificate or with tests” to control passengers coming from China, Dirk De fauw told the Belga agency.
Possible return of the negative test to enter France
Japan will also restore from Friday the mandatory PCR tests for travelers from mainland China.
In France, “the Ministry of Health and Prevention is following developments in the situation in China very carefully,” he said.
"He is ready to study all the useful measures that could be implemented as a result, in conjunction with France's European partners, and within the legal framework that exists today," he added.
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Since August 1, 2022 and the adoption of the law putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, travelers no longer have to complete any formalities before their arrival in France, regardless of the country or area of origin.
This text, however, leaves the possibility for the government to impose, until January 31, the presentation of a negative test before entering the territory for people over the age of 12 "in the event of the appearance and circulation of 'a new variant of Covid-19 likely to pose a serious health threat'.
