France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsFrance on Sunday 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 […]France on Sunday 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…Medical staff of the COVID-19 testing centre of the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport wait for travellers from China in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 1, 2023, as France reinforces health measures at the borders for passengers arriving from China. – France and Britain on December 30 joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases — and amid questions about its data reporting. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)Read more:The Guardian Nigeria »

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2023 19:00 UTC