The French government published a decree Thursday that
removed South Africa from the list of places subject to highly restricted
travel rules.
Unvaccinated people coming from South Africa still must
quarantine in France for 10 days under supervision from local authorities.
France almost completely banned travel to and from South
Africa after the first COVID-19 cases involving the omicron variant were
detected in South Africa in November.
The highly contagious variant has since spread around the
world, causing record daily cases in the United States and parts of Europe.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that omicron
is now estimated to represent 70% to 80% of all infections in France.
France, which has one of Europe’s most-vaccinated
populations, reported more than 332,000 new virus cases on Wednesday. The
number set a European record for the highest single-day national count of
confirmed cases.
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