A total of 556 passengers were tested, Saturday, August 1, in Paris airports on the first day of the entry into force of the health control of travelers from the 16 countries with high traffic of Covid-19, announced the ministry of 'Interior.
Since Saturday morning, passengers arriving by plane and over the age of 11 from these "at risk" countries must present on their arrival "proof of the result of a biological virological screening carried out less than 72 hours before. the theft, not finding contamination by Covid-19 ".
If the passenger does not have this document, he is invited to be tested in an area set up in the airport. Once the test is carried out, he must leave his personal details and can continue his trip, in France or in transit, explains the Ministry of the Interior in a press release. In the event of a positive result, the passengers are recontacted by the health authorities and then enter "Contact tracing" monitoring.
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556 travelers tested out of 2,671 passengers who arrived at Paris airports
On the first day of the device, 2,671 passengers arrived at Roissy and Orly airports from countries on the list. Of these, 556 had to be tested.
The device in Paris airports notably mobilized 80 border police, five criminal research technicians from the gendarmerie, 50 personnel from the AP-HP and ARS Ile-de-France and nine firefighters.
In addition, on the checks carried out on all French airports, only three people refused to be tested at Lyon Saint-Exupéry, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
The 16 countries with high circulation of the virus are Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, United States, Panama, South Africa, Algeria, Brazil, India, Israel, Madagascar, Oman, Peru, Qatar, Serbia and Turkey.
The borders being closed with these countries, the measure concerns only "French citizens who reside in these countries, or citizens of these countries who have a stable residence in France", as clarified by the Prime Minister, Jean Castex.
With AFP
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