France’s third wave of the new crown Epidemic is severe, with a record number of seriously ill patients; France stepped up checks at airports, train stations and other locations over the weekend to prevent non-essential cross-regional travel. The third wave of the outbreak spreads across Europe, with Belgium and Poland also stepping up measures against the epidemic. Spain requires travelers entering from France to show proof of a 72-hour negative test.
AFP news agency, French Prime Minister Castel said that the third wave of the epidemic is spreading in France, making the country face a critical situation. According to the French Ministry of health on Saturday, the number of patients in intensive care continued to climb on Saturday, with 332 new serious cases and 4,791 serious cases, the highest level since the beginning of the year; while 42,619 new cases were confirmed over the weekend, reaching a cumulative total of 4.5 million cases. French doctors warned that intensive care units in the worst areas of the epidemic will be overwhelmed and called on the government to tighten local closures to prevent the epidemic.
France intensified checks at airports, train stations and road toll booths in the “closed” provinces over the weekend to enforce the closure and prohibit non-essential cross-regional travel.
In addition, the Spanish government announced on Saturday that anyone entering via the land border from France must show proof of a negative test for the new coronavirus within 72 hours of arrival. Spain has previously only required passengers entering by air to comply with the regulations, and this is the first Time that arrangements have been made for passengers entering by land. The measure will come into effect next Tuesday, and only people working across the border, transporters and residents of border areas will be exempted.
The number of new confirmed cases in Spain has picked up slightly in recent days, with more than 7,500 new cases confirmed on Friday. Reports say that the new rules will help prevent the outbreak from worsening as Madrid is likely to see a large number of visitors during the Easter holiday next week.
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