France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 03, 2023 12:01 am

Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, France: France on Sunday (Monday in Manila) began testing passengers arriving from China in order to track potential Covid variants, Health Minister Francois Braun said.

'This control on arrival is not a control to prevent citizens entering our territory but a more scientific control which will allow us very precisely to check different variants,' Braun said at Charles de Gaulle airport north of Paris.

This picture shows a Covid-19 preventive measures information document provided to the passengers of a flight from China at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on Jan. 1, 2023 (January 2 in Manila), as France reinforces health measures at the borders for travelers arriving from China. AFP PHOTO

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