France Extends CCP Virus Health Emergency, Travelers Face 2-Week Quarantine

France has decided to extend its “state of health emergency” put in place to curb the transmission of the CCP virus by two months.

French Minister for Solidarity and Health Olivier Véran, and French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner attend a news conference after a cabinet meeting, as the spread of COVID-19 continues, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on May 2, 2020. Francois Mori/Pool via Reuters

France has extended its “state of health emergency,” put in place to curb the transmission of the CCP virus, by two months, Health Minister Olivier Véran said on May 2, adding that most travelers entering the country will be quarantined for 14 days.

Véran said the country’s health emergency will be extended through July 24, as part of updated measures proposed to limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.