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IN BRIEF – Flights with southern Africa resume with “drastic supervision” this Saturday, the date of entry into force of new rules for returning from abroad and going there in the face of the spread of the Omicron variant.
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While the number of cases of Omicron variant infection detected in France now stands at twelve, according to the latest report updated Friday evening by the health authorities, new travel and travel rules come into force on Saturday.
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The country classification has notably evolved with the addition of a “scarlet red” country classification.
Addition of “scarlet red” countries
In detail, the “scarlet red” countries are those where the circulation of the virus is particularly active and / or a variant likely to present a risk of increased transmissibility or immune escape has been detected. The “green” countries are those where there is no active circulation of the virus reported while the “orange” countries refer to an active circulation of the virus in controlled proportions; “red” countries denote, in addition to an active circulation of the virus, the presence of worrying variants.
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In addition, as of December 4, any person entering French territory must present a negative PCR or antigen test of less than 24 or 48 hours depending on the country of origin. On the other hand, people with a complete vaccination schedule are not concerned when they arrive from a Member State of the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino. , the Holy See or Switzerland.
“Drastic supervision” of flights with southern Africa
At the same time, flights with ten southern African countries that had been suspended in recent days are resuming according to a “drastic organization”, as government spokesman Gabriel Attal indicated on Saturday, traveling to Roissy, justifying the measures put in place for passengers from “scarlet” countries. Objective: to allow the French, EU nationals, diplomats and seafarers to travel. Note that the travelers concerned will have to take a Covid test on their arrival in France, followed by isolation for seven days in the event of a negative result and ten days if the result is positive.
