On the left, a rebellious member of parliament has erected the fight against bedbugs. In the majority, a former candidate for mayor of Paris shared his painful experience. This scourge worries the political world to the point where it now deserves a government plan.
“Julien Denormandie, Minister responsible for the City and Housing, launches a plan to prevent and fight against bedbugs,” his ministry announced Thursday evening.
Bedbugs are insects whose bites cause itching, which develop in mattresses and sheets, as well as furniture and nooks.
While they had practically been eradicated in France in the middle of the 20th century, the ministry notes an upsurge, starting from the figures brought up by the professionals of the extermination of the parasites.
A dedicated number and site
According to them, 400,000 sites, including not only accommodation but also hotels, were treated in 2018, the last reference year, almost a third more than the previous year.
The government is therefore launching an information campaign on Friday, with a number (0.806.706.806) and a site (stop-punaises.gouv.fr) dedicated. He also intends to ask professionals to structure themselves, with a label to the key, and plans the imminent launch of a mission to the National Assembly to study possible legislative developments.
If the subject of bedbugs is now mobilizing to the government, it has been almost a year since it has emerged more widely in the political world.
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