the Covid-19 worries some French people for the first weekend of departures

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P.-L Monnier, L.Bazizin, A.Peyrout, N.Tahar, D.Brasier, M.-E Guidee-Banerjee, P.Wursthorn, C.Brunet, E.Rassat, M.Le Rue – France 2

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The Delta variant of Covid-19 is the guest of early summer. It pushes the government to consider new restrictive measures. But before worrying about it, it’s time for the big departure on vacation for many French people…

These are the traffic jams of the great evenings at the exit of Paris. In a few hours, it will be the beach, the sea and the change of scenery, despite an increasingly present variant of Covid-19. For travelers at the Gare de Lyon (Paris), it’s heading south. Most TGVs are full.

Variant or not variant, on the Bordeaux Cestas motorway service area, in Gironde, there is no question of changing the program. Some still do tests, and promise to avoid the crowds. “We respect the things to respect“, says a passerby. In airports, we favor Spain and Portugal. And the variants too! At Roissy airport (Val-d’Oise), departing holidaymakers try not to think about it. This summer, according to a survey, 82% of holidaymakers plan to stay in France.

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