France closing borders to non-EU countries after spread of COVID-19 variant: PM
French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday said the country would close its borders to non-European Union countries for everything except essential travel, while stepping back from announcing a widely anticipated lockdown.
The measure will come into force from Sunday to try to limit the spread of new variant cases of coronavirus from abroad.
For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.
Castex said he was not announcing a fresh national lockdown for now, adding that “the next few days will be decisive” in terms of any possible new restrictions.
Read more:
French economy plunges into deep pandemic-induced recession
After row with EU, AstraZeneca says fixed most of European manufacturing issues
Also Read
-
France’s new COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU treatments rise sharply
The number of people hospitalized in France for COVID-19 rose by more than a 1,000 over the last two days, a trend unseen since Nov 16, and the number ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdown
New border controls went into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 and avoid another nationwide ... Coronavirus
