Emmanuel Macron "
requested appropriate protective measures
" from the French government, which assures Wednesday, December 28 "
to follow very carefully the evolution of the situation in China
", faced with an explosion of Covid cases.
The abrupt end this month of China's '
zero Covid
' policy has sparked concern from several countries, including the United States, which are considering entry restrictions for Chinese travelers, as China faces to the largest wave of contamination in the world, amplified by the appearance of new variants.
Italy has decided to impose compulsory tests on all travelers coming from China, the Italian Minister of Health announced on Wednesday.
Japan will also reinstate mandatory PCR tests for travelers from mainland China from Friday.
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In France, "
the President of the Republic has already asked the government for appropriate measures to protect the French in the context, and to see both at national and European level
", learned AFP from the Elysée.
"
The Ministry of Health and Prevention is following the development of the situation in China very closely
," he told
Le Figaro
, "
ready to study all the useful measures that could be implemented as a result
," he added.
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