A female passenger at an airport. Drawing. – Andreas Arnold – AP – Sipa
In the event of non-compliance with the quarantine imposed on their arrival in France, travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa incur a fine of 1,500 euros, announced the government spokesperson. , Gabriel Attal, this Monday.
There will be “the key to fines, it will be a fifth class ticket, so I believe 1,500 euros, 3,000 euros in the event of a repeat offense, it seems to me to be quite dissuasive and an extremely strict framework”, he said on Europe 1.
Travelers from Guyana concerned
“When you arrive, instead of having as today a request for self-isolation, you will have an obligation to isolate yourself, with a nominative prefectural decree which will be issued, with your name”, for a period of “ten days “, and” there will be checks by the police, by the gendarmerie, which will make it possible to verify that you are indeed in the place where you must isolate yourself “, he confirmed. Matignon announced on Saturday that France would establish a mandatory ten-day quarantine for travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, in the face of concerns over Covid-19 variants.
Air links with Brazil are suspended until Friday inclusive, but are maintained with Argentina, Chile and South Africa where, according to Paris, the presence of variants does not reach “the levels observed in Brazil. “. Travelers from these three countries, as well as from Brazil, will now have to undergo a 10-day isolation, accompanied by restriction of exit times, with increased fines. The measure will be gradually implemented until its full entry into force on Saturday April 24 and will also apply to travelers from Guyana.