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France Backtracks on Virus Warning About Spain and Portugal

WHO Chief Scientist Says Pandemic Is Not Slowing Down

France’s government attempted to calm fears about holidaying in Spain and Portugal, backtracking on a minister’s warning on Thursday about the rapid spread of the delta variant of Covid-19.

“Citizens who have booked holidays in Spain, Portugal or elsewhere shouldn’t panic,” French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Friday in a France Inter radio interview.