(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) France's "Unblocking" Timetable for Strengthening Entry Controls in India by Macron
China News Agency, Paris, April 21 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 21st local time, French officials have tightened immigration controls on India and are considering suspending all flights from India.
French President Macron met on the same day to discuss France's "unblocking" timetable and make more specific plans for the "unblocking" details.
On the 21st, French government spokesman Attar officially announced on the 21st that it will strengthen immigration controls on India.
He said that India has been included in the list of countries that have strengthened immigration control, and travelers from India need to be quarantined for 10 days upon arrival.
The French government is also considering suspending all flights from India to curb the spread of the mutant new coronavirus.
The French TV station BFM reported that there are still about 1,900 travelers from India arriving in France on civilian flights every week.
India’s new crown epidemic has continued to worsen recently. The epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 21st showed that India had 290,000 new confirmed cases on the 21st, a total of 15.61 million confirmed cases, 2023 new deaths, and a total of 182,553 deaths.
The outbreak in India has raised concerns that travelers from India may intensify the spread of the mutated virus in France.
Macron met on the same day to discuss the timetable for "unblocking".
The government hopes to reduce the number of new confirmed cases in a single day from the current more than 30,000 to about 20,000 within a month, so as to promote the smooth implementation of the "unblocking" timetable.
According to Agence France-Presse, Macron said he hopes to allow restaurants to serve customers outdoors from mid-May, while allowing cinemas, theaters and museums to reopen as cultural venues, but the number of visitors must be strictly limited.
Attar said that France is still at the peak of the epidemic. Although the current control measures have achieved more obvious results, the pressure on the medical system is still very high, and it will take some time for the hospital to resume normal medical activities.
Official French epidemic data showed that there were 34,968 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 21st, with a total of 5,374,288 confirmed cases.
The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 101,881, with 313 new deaths.
There are now 31,086 inpatients with the new crown in France, and 5,984 critically ill patients.
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