The French government will issue countermeasures in battling against the bedbug outbreak that was wreaking havoc in its capital.
“I will bring together transport operators next week to provide information on the actions undertaken and act more to serve travelers. To reassure and protect,” Transport Minister Clement Beaune said in his X account (formerly Twitter).
#punaisesdelit | Je réunirai la semaine prochaine les opérateurs de transport, pour informer sur les actions engagées et agir davantage au service des voyageurs. Pour rassurer et protéger.
— Clement Beaune (@CBeaune) September 29, 2023
In a BFM TV report, the Ministry of Transport will conduct a meeting with main operators and user associations on Wednesday, Oct. 4, “to take stock after the various reports received, to objectify the situation and to strengthen measures.”
The meeting will include respective representatives from transport and passenger groups.
This directive came after social media users claimed to find bedbugs on public spaces in the French capital. The #bedbugsparis hashtag had garnered 6.7 million views on TikTok, as of writing.
Même dans le TGV y’a des punaises purée 😪 @OUIGO pensez a désinfecter vos trains, merci pic.twitter.com/PG72erKWLV
— NaNa Afi (@_LaTogolaise) September 22, 2023
In a BBC report, France's leading expert on bedbugs said that the surge of bedbugs tend to happen during late summers.
Jean-Michel Berenger told BBC that the reason behind this outbreak was rooted in people moving about during the months of July and August, bringing in their luggages these blood-sucking insects.
