The French government will issue countermeasures in battling against the bedbug outbreak that was wreaking havoc in its capital.&nbsp;
&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Transport Minister Clement Beaune said in his X account (formerly Twitter).&nbsp;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/punaisesdelit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#punaisesdelit</a> | Je r&eacute;unirai la semaine prochaine les op&eacute;rateurs de transport, pour informer sur les actions engag&eacute;es et agir davantage au service des voyageurs. Pour rassurer et prot&eacute;ger.
&mdash; Clement Beaune (@CBeaune) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBeaune/status/1707636889300222311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
In a <a href="https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/transports/punaises-de-lit-clement-beaune-va-recevoir-les-operateurs-de-transports-ce-mercredi_AV-202310030518.html?fbclid=IwAR1JaE_eRQjbZHS1gkXRhAIPEoiB9yB7hv8gTMIenNr3NdcUqAPYKueGCzI">BFM TV report</a>, the Ministry of Transport will conduct a meeting with main operators and user associations on Wednesday, Oct. 4, &ldquo;to take stock after the various reports received, to objectify the situation and to strengthen measures.&rdquo;
The meeting will include respective representatives from transport and passenger groups.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
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M&ecirc;me dans le TGV y&rsquo;a des punaises pur&eacute;e 😪 <a href="https://twitter.com/OUIGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OUIGO</a> pensez a d&eacute;sinfecter vos trains, merci <a href="https://t.co/PG72erKWLV">pic.twitter.com/PG72erKWLV</a>
&mdash; NaNa Afi (@_LaTogolaise) <a href="https://twitter.com/_LaTogolaise/status/1705318477039317325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
In a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66995977">BBC report</a>, 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.&nbsp;

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French gov’t to issue countermeasures as bedbug outbreak in Paris spreads panic