France now has 25 Omicron Covid variant cases – minister
France now has 25 Omicron Covid variant cases – minister
December 06, 2021 / 10:40 PM
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French Health Minister Olivier Veran gives a press conference on the current situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Sharjah 24 – Reuters: France now has identified 25 positive cases of the Omicron COVID-19 virus variant, of which 21 were imported from people returning from Southern Africa, and four who were the result of local infection, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday.
Veran said the Omicron variant seems much more contagious than the Delta variant.
He also said that France is aiming to start offering COVID-19 vaccination to all children aged 5 to 11 from December 20, provided health authorities give the go-ahead.
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