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Omicron variant likely to be circulating in France — health minister

Omicron variant likely to be circulating in France — health minister
The French health minister added that the government was tightening restrictions to contain its spread. (File/Reuters)
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Updated 28 November 2021

Omicron variant likely to be circulating in France — health minister

Omicron variant likely to be circulating in France — health minister
  • The government was tightening restrictions to contain the spread of the virus

PARIS: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is probably already circulating in France, its health minister said on Sunday, adding that the government was tightening restrictions to contain its spread.
“There is no identification yet, but it’s a matter of hours,” Olivier Veran told reporters at a vaccination center in Paris.