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The Secretary of State for European Affairs of the French Government, Clement Beaune, has called on the French to be "very cautious" if they wish to travel to Portugal or Spain, where the

health situation is "especially worrying"

.

In the coming days "reinforced measures" could be adopted in relation to these destinations, he warned during an interview on France 2 for his program

Les 4 Vérités.

The Secretary of State for European Affairs has expressed his concern about the health situation of the Iberian Peninsula, increasingly won by the

Delta variant

.

"

Those who have not yet booked their vacations, avoid Spain, Portugal

in their destinations, this is a precautionary advice, a recommendation," he insisted.

"It is better to stay in France or go to other countries," said Clement Beaune.

"But here [Iberian Peninsula] we have a particularly worrying situation, especially in Portugal, where, fortunately, they are taking measures," he said.

The Portuguese authorities decided in early July to restore the

curfew in 45 cities.

In Spain, at the end of the Interterritorial Council, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, ruled out implementing curfews or putting limitations on nightlife as several autonomies had been demanding days ago, affected by the increase in the number of Covid infections. 19.

Spain has once again entered extreme risk with a cumulative incidence of 252.

Darias assures that the coronavirus pandemic has changed trend, with the "stabilization" in the groups with the highest vaccination rate and a

"notable increase" among the youngest

, but rules out more restrictive measures at the national level.

Franco-Spanish Agenda

The head of French diplomacy, Jean-Yves Le Drian,

will travel to Madrid on Friday to meet with his Spanish counterpart

, Arancha González Laya, with whom he plans to speak, among other things, about the

management of the Covid

and migration issues. reports Efe.

On

Monday next week

, French President Emmanuel Macron brings together the members of his Government who manage the coronavirus crisis, including Le Drian, in a

Defense Council

in which the

convenience of adjusting entry conditions will be considered. in France due to the strong growth of cases

in neighboring countries such as Spain and Portugal.

Yesterday Wednesday, before the explosion of contagion in Spain, the Secretary of State for Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, did not want to advance, in an interview with the radio station

France Info

, the eventual decisions that the Defense Council can take, although considered the possibility of increasing the random tests for travelers arriving in France.

Asked if he contemplates the

closing of the borders

if the cases in Spain are triggered, Lemoyne insisted on being cautious and explained that "we are observing the situation of all the countries of the world. Perhaps

the random tests

will have to be

intensified."

The Secretary of State insisted that he could not pronounce before the Defense Council and simply dropped that "the president contemplates several options."

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