The Moselle will not be reconfigured immediately, announced Jean Rottner in the morning of France Inter. “The purpose of confinement is to reduce the pressure on the hospital. The confinement has never cured, has never eradicated the disease. Today, what makes it possible to get out of this situation is vaccination,” he detailed.
However, the president of the Grand Est region recommends “to take new decisions” for the cities of Metz, Thionville, as well as “on the axis which goes up towards Luxembourg, because it is there that the contaminations are strongest. , this is where the variants are present “.
Mandatory PCR test on March 1
In the morning, however, the government announced new measures for the department. France will ask for negative PCR tests of less than 72 hours from next Monday for non-professional cross-border trips between Germany and the Moselle.
A negative PCR test is already required for any entry into France from EU countries for travelers other than cross-border travelers.
“The exemption from the obligation to present a PCR test of less than 72 hours upon entry into the national territory will be limited to professional activities”, announced the Minister of Health Olivier Véran and the Secretary of State to European Affairs Clément Beaune in a joint press release.
Reinforced controls
“Cross-border workers who travel for reasons other than professional ones will therefore have to present a negative PCR test at the border”, he added. For cross-border workers, weekly tests will be set up at the border, they continue without further clarification. They are also encouraged to make more use of telework.
“Joint patrols of the French and German police could be reinforced in the territory in order to ensure the effectiveness of these measures”, it is further specified.
“These measures complement the arsenal deployed by the authorities on the Moselle territory”, in particular the reinforcement of the testing capacities and the acceleration of the vaccination campaign, report the two ministers.
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