France to close borders with non-EU countries except for essential travel: PM

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Photo taken in Paris, France, on Jan. 30, 2021 shows a screen displaying French Prime Minister Jean Castex addressing a news conference and photos of French border signs. "We will do everything we can to avoid a new lockdown," said French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday when announcing a new raft of tighter restrictions including border control to contain COVID-19. In a bid to complement a nightly curfew, which "produces real effects but insufficient," France would close borders to non-European Union countries except for essential travel starting from Sunday. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

To stem the spread of coronavirus, France will close its borders to countries outside the European Union except for essential travel, starting from Sunday, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Friday evening.

"Any entry into France and any exit from our territory to or from a country outside the European Union will be prohibited, unless there is a compelling reason, from 00:00 on Sunday," said Castex following a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace. 

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