The PCR tests carried out since Sunday on a random basis on passengers entering France from China will "allow the different variants to be followed", declared François
Braun
while visiting Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport.
"This check on arrival is not a check that would prevent citizens from entering our territory, but it is a more scientific check, which will allow us to follow the different variants extremely precisely", assured the Minister of Health to the journalists who accompanied him to the terminal in the Paris region.
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Since January 1, travelers from China must wear a surgical mask and they have consented in advance to being subjected to random PCR tests upon arrival.
From Thursday, they will also have to present a negative test (PCR or antigen) less than 48 hours before the departure of their flight.
These measures are scheduled to last at least until January 31.