France: suspected appearance of a new strain of Covid-19

In France, the first patients appeared, allegedly infected with Omicron-strain coronavirus. This was stated by the official representative of the French government Gabriel Attal, RIA Novosti reports.

Total under suspicion there are 13 people, the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers on a briefing on Wednesday said. According to Attal, it is possible that the Omicron strain is already distributed in France.

Earlier, the European Commission called on the EU countries to be ready to introduce any restrictions to stop the spread of a new Omicron strain. Governments of the EU member states were advised to revise the list of restrictive measures every day, in accordance with the epidemiological situation.

/Media reports.