Bedbugs bite into Paris, stoking fears ahead of the Olympics

With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, fears that blood-sucking bedbugs could take a bite out of those attending have led to demands for action.

The long-repeated advice: Don't let the bedbugs bite.

But with the Paris Olympics less than a year away, fears that the blood-sucking insects could take a bite out of those attending the Olympic Games next summer have led to demands for action.

Footage of the creatures crawling around on high-speed trains and the Paris Metro has been published on social media, while many report sightings in cinemas and even at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Online articles about bedbugs have also started to pop up regularly.

After the reports reached the highest levels of government, Transport Minister Clemente Beaune said Friday that he would discuss the issue with transport operators next week.

Promising to “reassure and protect” travelers using public transit systems, Beaune said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that operators would “act more to serve customers.”

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