In Menton this Tuesday morning, at the border with Italy -

M. Bernouin / ANP / 20 Minutes

  • Italy's health minister announced that a negative test for Covid-19 would be required to enter the country.

  • At the border of Menton, this measure is not applied this Tuesday morning.

  • The French, particularly professionals, are concerned about the application of this measure.

At the Franco-Italian border of Menton,

In Menton, a question torments the French this Tuesday morning as they approach the border post, which a cyclist in a hurry sums up: "Can we pass or not?"

The Italian Minister of Health announced Monday afternoon that "molecular or antigenic tests [will be imposed] on citizens of Paris and other regions of France", which includes Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur.

Ho firmato una nuova ordinanza che estende obbligo di test molecolare o antigenico ai cittadini provenienti da Parigi e altre aree della Francia.

Dati europei sono critici.

Italia sta meglio di altri Paesi, ma serve grande prudenza per non vanificare i sacrifici fatti finora.

- Roberto Speranza (@robersperanza) September 21, 2020

A new measure, decided on because of an upsurge in coronavirus cases, which could be limited to stays of more than 72 hours in Italy, and from which border residents could be exempt.

"We don't know if we can go to the Ventimiglia market"

While waiting for clarifications, these two holidaymakers from Toulouse advance cautiously on foot: "We don't know if we can go to the Ventimiglia market" ... A Lyonnais prefers to stop his SUV a few meters from the border, worried about being able to return in France as long as it is allowed access to Italy ...

Posted at the border of the Saint-Ludovic bridge, on the Menton seafront, two transalpine soldiers seem to observe with a distracted eye the incessant comings and goings: "We await orders, perhaps during the day ..." Traffic flows without more controls than usual.

What words!

"It's just words all that, nothing will change", we predict at the bar-tobacco located 100 meters from the border, Italian side.

A retired couple from Menton have breakfast there.

“We come all the time, this morning we were a little afraid of being turned away, but we were not told anything!

», They note.

But for how long ?

This uncertainty is particularly worrying for professionals, such as this head of a travel agency in Monaco: “I have a group of 30 people who have to go to Latte for lunch, a priori it will be fine today, but tomorrow?

We need to know to organize ourselves and warn our customers!

"

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