France is set to impose a 14-day quarantine on travelers.
France, which was the fifth hardest-hit country by Covid-19 with 24.594 deaths, is preparing to gradually lift lockdown measures starting May 11.
PARIS (Reuters) - Anyone traveling to France, including French citizens returning home, will face a mandatory two-week quarantine and possible isolation upon arrival in the country in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Saturday.
France, which was the fifth hardest hit country by Covid-19 with 24.594 deaths, is preparing to gradually lift lockdown measures starting May 11.
The new quarantine rules, however, will be included in a decree specifying measures established in a bill that extends a state of emergency until July 24, which allows the government to restrict freedom of movement.
"This quarantine will be imposed on anyone returning to French soil," said Health Minister Olivier Veran at a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting.
He said that the duration and conditions of quarantine for asymptomatic people and the isolation of those who show symptoms of Covid-19, a flu-like illness caused by the new coronavirus, will be defined in a decree to be published.