"Lists and colors."

The government is working on a tricolor classification system for countries according to the intensity of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially for French people who would like to travel abroad this summer, the Secretary of State said on Saturday, May 8. in charge of Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. 

"Regarding countries which are outside the European area, (...) there are certain countries, as we can see, where variants are still very active, (...) and therefore we will be working on lists and colors. There will be the green countries, the orange countries, the red countries ", explained Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne on Europe 1. 

"We are working on these lists within the government and also with our European colleagues," he added. 

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Seven countries already admitted by Brussels 

The government hopes to achieve "by the end of the month," said the entourage of the Secretary of State to AFP, adding that these lists would be updated according to the evolution of the epidemic in the territories concerned. 

The UK has also planned a similar traffic light system to classify countries, including whether or not Brits are exempt from quarantine upon their return. 

Currently, the European Union has defined a list of third countries whose travelers can be admitted to its territory, whether or not they are vaccinated against Covid. 

It contains seven countries: Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. 

However, the authorities of the EU Member States remain responsible for lifting travel restrictions on the countries on the list. 

For travel between EU countries, the European Commission is preparing the establishment of a European health certificate, which it wants operational before the end of June.  

With AFP

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