The French authorities on Saturday decided tougher restrictions on unvaccinated travelers from high-risk countries, and appealed to still-reluctant people to get vaccinated to counter an alarming surge in COVID-19 infections, while anger at the health pass rule is mounting.
From July 18, non-vaccinated arrivals from the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Greece need to present a COVID-19 test within the past 24 hours, Prime Minister Jean Castex’s office said.
Currently, UK travelers must show a test taken less than 48 hours, while arrivals from the other listed countries should be tested negative 72 hours upon boarding.
Meanwhile, people who have completed their inoculation with a jab recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson are no longer subject to travel restrictions to or from France.
The French authorities on Saturday decided tougher restrictions on unvaccinated travelers from high-risk countries, and appealed to still-reluctant people to get vaccinated to counter an alarming surge in COVID-19 infections, while anger at the health pass rule is mounting.
From July 18, non-vaccinated arrivals from the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Greece need to present a COVID-19 test within the past 24 hours, Prime Minister Jean Castex s office said.
Currently, UK travelers must show a test taken less than 48 hours, while arrivals from the other listed countries should be tested negative 72 hours upon boarding.
Meanwhile, people who have completed their inoculation with a jab recognized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson are no longer subject to travel restrictions to or from France.
2021-07-17 22:35:43 GMT2021-07-18 06:35:43(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PARIS, July 17 (Xinhua) The French authorities on Saturday decided tougher restrictions on unvaccinated travelers from high-risk countries, and appealed to still-reluctant people to get vaccinated to counter an alarming surge in COVID-19 infections, while anger at the health pass rule is mounting.
From July 18, non-vaccinated arrivals from the United Kingdom (UK), Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Greece need to present a COVID-19 test within the past 24 hours, Prime Minister Jean Castex s office said.
Currently, UK travelers must show a test taken less than 48 hours, while arrivals from the other listed countries should be tested negative 72 hours upon boarding.
A group of serving French soldiers have published a new open letter warning Emmanuel Macron that the survival of France is at stake after the President made concessions to Islamism.
The letter published in the right-wing magazine Valeurs Actuelles (Today s Values) late on Sunday echoes the tone of a similar letter printed in the same magazine last month which also warned a civil war was brewing and called for military action against Islamists .
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, a close ally of Macron, slammed the letter as a crude maneouvre and accused its anonymous signatories of lacking courage .
The previous letter, signed by 1,000 people including serving officers and some 20 semi-retired generals, warned of the disintegration of France because of radical Islamic hordes living in the suburbs.
A majority of French voters have said they agree with the generals who threatened a coup if Emmanuel Macron cannot prevent the rise of radical Islam, according to new a poll.
Published last week in right-wing magazine Valuer Actuelles (Today s Values), the explosive letter warned of the disintegration of France because of radical Islamic hordes living in the suburbs.
More than 1,000 retired soldiers signed the letter, including at least 18 serving officers, who were condemned as absolutely revolting by Macron s top general.
But, in signs of a deepening chasm between the president and the electorate, a new poll published by news channel La Chaîne Info has found that 58 per cent supported the letter, while 42 per cent were opposed.