All travelers who wish to (re) come to France must now perform a PCR test before leaving.
Then commit
"on the honor"
to isolate themselves for seven days upon arrival and to repeat a second PCR test at the end of this
"self-containment"
.
These new health measures apply, from this Sunday, to all travelers, even from an EU country, excluding so-called "essential" trips.
Frontier workers and land transport (rail and car) will be exempt.
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How will this voluntary “quarantine” work in practice?
All passengers must present a sworn statement on boarding an airplane or boat attesting that they have no symptoms of infection, that they are unaware of having been in contact with a confirmed case of Covid-19 in the previous fourteen days and that he undertakes on his honor to isolate himself for seven days once in France.
Impossible to cut it, even by presenting a second negative test before the end of this week:
“What is recommended, it is a strict isolation
, one explains to the Ministry of Health.
To stay at home during these seven days.
But no one will come and check you;
it would be much too complicated… ”
For the moment, no verbalizations
If your home has several people,
"we recommend that you stay in your room and that the other people are in another room
," the ministry said.
And that everyone scrupulously respects barrier gestures ”
.
If you live alone,
“the best is to ask if a neighbor can do your shopping, that he must drop off on your landing, or to promote deliveries and“ click and collect ”.
If you really have to shop for yourself, avoid big box stores ”
.
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Same obligation in the overseas departments.
"We strongly recommend that all newcomers apply this isolation measure of one week, which corresponds to the duration imposed when we are in contact
," said Alexandre Rochatte, prefect of Guadeloupe, on LCI.
It is simply everyone's responsibility.
However, the police and gendarmerie will not monitor compliance with the “septaine”, because, by definition, a sworn statement is not a regulatory obligation and therefore cannot be verbalized. ”
No verbalizations?
Some have doubts.
"We need sanctions for people who do not respect
," said deputy Olivier Becht on Franceinfo.
It is still absurd that we risk a 135 euros fine because we will leave with the wrong certificate after 6 p.m., but that we risk nothing by potentially leaving Covid-19, at the risk of contaminating other people."
At the Ministry of Health, it is suggested that
"perhaps there will be some later, if we see that this self-containment is not respected"
.
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Travelers having to go to France for compelling reasons, coming from countries where the virological screening test cannot be carried out before departure, must apply to the consulate for an exemption from presenting this test and will be required to test at the Arrived in France.
They will have to stay in solitary confinement for seven days in a hotel on a list drawn up by the French authorities.
The costs of this quarantine will be at their expense.
If you have any questions on how to apply the measures concerning entry and stay in France, you can contact the free number 0800 130 000.