Last spring, no one was surprised that it was possible to leave and enter France freely, when it was forbidden to leave one's home without a pass.
Thus, in the land of Descartes, logic often counts less than ideology: the word "border" - almost taboo - is loaded with all negative prejudices.
To pronounce it is enough to be classified in the camp of the evil, to cause intolerable retching.
Even for good reasons, foreign to any political sectarianism, to any liberticidal temptation.
Faced with the rising pandemic, Italy and a few other neighbors had not had this modesty to protect themselves.
And no one had blamed them.
Ten months later, the coronavirus is still lurking, with variants deemed to be more contagious.
The number of victims has reached impressive levels.
Without hesitation, Germany, Italy, Ireland and the Netherlands have imposed screening checks at their borders, sometimes accompanied by periods of isolation.
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