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<French #146> Covid-19: screening of Chinese travelers deemed "unjustified" by the EU - le 30 décembre 2022

   Today's article is about the screening of Chinese travelers over Covid-19 from "France 24" dated December 30, 2022.

 

French Original

Covid-19 : le dépistage des voyageurs chinois jugé "injustifié" par l'UE

 

La réouverture des frontières en Chine, en pleine flambée de l'épidémie de Covid-19, suscite l'inquiétude de plusieurs États, dont les Etats-Unis, qui vont exiger des tests négatifs pour les voyageurs chinois à leur arrivée dans le pays. De son côté, le Centre européen de prévention et de contrôle des maladies (ECDC) a cependant jugé cette mesure "injustifiée" dans l'Union européenne.

 

English Translation

Covid-19: screening of Chinese travelers deemed "unjustified" by the EU

 

The reopening of borders in China, in the midst of the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, is causing concern for several states, including the United States, which will require negative tests for Chinese travelers upon their arrival in the country. For its part, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), however, deemed this measure “unjustified” in the European Union.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

a jugé: has judged

<C>

cependant: however

côté: side

<D>

dépistage: screening

<E>

exiger: to demand

<F>

flambée: blaze

frontières > frontière: frontier, border

<I>

injustifié: unjustified

inquiétude: anxiety

<J>

jugé (juger): judged (judge)

<M>

maladies > maladie: disease, illness

<N>

négatifs > négatif: negative

<P>

pleine: full

plusieurs: several

<R>

réouverture: reopening

<S>

suscite > susciter: to arouse

<V>

vont > aller: to go 

vont exiger: be going to demand

voyageurs > voyageur: traveller