After a significant crackdown on the wearing of Islamic clothing in France, it appears that the future holds full-body coverings for the French, all thanks to the spread of bedbugs in the country. This French insect has invaded the nation following previous infestations of rats and mice.
Despite the ban on abayas and body-covering clothing in schools, French experts are now advising citizens to wear long clothing to protect themselves from the biting bedbugs.
This situation ironically highlights how the country faces different challenges from insects and rodents while it previously aimed to limit the wearing of body-covering clothing. It’s certainly a situation that prompts reflection.
The French government has made a concerted effort to combat bedbug infestations, which have appeared in large numbers on public transportation, in cinemas, and hospitals.
Video footage shared online shows the insects crawling on seats in the Paris metro, on high-speed trains, and even at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport.
