France, ahead of next year’s Olympics, is suffering from bed bugs. Recently, several schools were closed one after another.
According to AFP on the 6th (local time), French Education Minister Gabriel Attal said in an interview with a local broadcaster that day, “Bed bugs were found in 17 schools, and seven were closed because of this.”
Already earlier this week, two schools near Marseille and Lyon were closed for quarantine. “There are almost 60,000 schools, but only about a dozen are problematic,” said Minister Attal, but admitted, “It is true that the number is increasing.” “An immediate response is necessary,” he said, adding, “Authorities can secure a list of certified quarantine companies so they can intervene quickly if necessary 메이저사이트at each school.”
According to foreign media, French citizens are recently avoiding using public facilities due to bed bugs. In the capital Paris, people have been refusing to sit down on public transportation such as subw
It is said that the Paris Transport Authority (RATP) and the French Railway Corporation (SNCF) received ten and thirty-seven reports of bed bugs, respectively. Transport Minister Clement Bonn said, “We will strengthen quarantine efforts in public transportation and, in particular, deploy detection dogs on trains.”
Aside from its image as a glamorous tourist city, Paris is notorious for its poor sanitary environment. In December 2017, it was reported that rats were infesting the office of the Secretary to the Minister of the Interior near the Champs-Élysées, the busiest street in Paris, and that a large number of rat traps had been set up.
According to France’s Ministry of Housing, bedbugs have largely disappeared since the 1950s, but they have begun to reappear as international travel increases and they become resistant to pesticides. Recently, it has been reported that landlords and businesses spend billions of dollars each year just on extermination.
In May 2019, a union at a Paris police station protested to the government and the Metropolitan Police, saying, “We can’t work because of fleas and bedbugs,” and the police department’s complaint room was closed.
Bed bugs are insects that bite people’s skin while they sleep, sucking blood and leaving an unpleasant itch. It is mainly found in temperate climates, and is known to spread around the world by attaching itself to old clothing. After World War II, it decreased significantly due to the pesticide use of DDT, but it spread again when the use of powerful toxic pesticides was banned.
New York, USA, was also affected by bedbugs in 2010, leading to the closure of luxury apartments, hotels, and the famous underwear brand Victoria’s Secret.
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