France Makes PCR Test Results Obligatory for All Arrivals, Including EU Citizens
Any traveller from the EU and non-EU countries wishing to join France must first submit a negative PCR test result not older than 72 hours, while those from countries outside the European Union would also be expected to observe the quarantine upon arrival.
The recent decision has been confirmed by French President Emmanuel Macron, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
The continuous spread of new contagious variants of the Coronavirus pandemic is the main reason which has pushed the French government to impose these rules.
Passengers aged 11 and over wishing to travel to Corsica will be obliged to sign a “declaration of honour” clarifying that they have no Coronavirus symptoms.
The new rules affect all arrivals from any European Union Member State, and Andorra, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, Monaco, Switzerland, San Marino and the Vatican.
French residents and nationals will also be required to prove that they have tested negative for the Coronavirus pandemic when arriving back in France from other countries of the European Union.
France has registered 3,053,617 Coronavirus cases of infections, while 73,049 persons have died, as yet, according to Worldometers’ statistics. From the COVID-19 disease have been recovered 216,965 persons in France, and there are 2,763,603 active cases.
The recent decision imposed by France’s authorities will not include persons working between borders as well as goods transport workers.
Even though travel within the European Union countries is still permitted, with different rules imposed for other countries, based on their epidemiological situation, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen previously urged all citizens to avoid non-essential travel.
France authorities continually have urged their citizens not to travel abroad unless absolutely necessary.
Earlier this month, French authorities announced that they would further tighten their border restrictions with non-EU countries, including Britain, to stop the further spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
France’s government previously closed the border crossing at the port of Portillon in the Vall d’Aran. The border crossing that connects Spain with France was closed for an unlimited period.
