"Flights from South Africa and other African countries, which were interrupted, are restored after a week," TASS quoted him as saying. 

Attal added that the French authorities will have special requirements for tourists from countries that are in the "red" and "bright red" zones.

"For example, PCR tests are mandatory and two-week quarantine," he said.

Earlier, the South Korean authorities introduced a mandatory ten-day quarantine for all visitors due to the situation with the new omicron strain of coronavirus infection.