The best way to celebrate the New Year is not to celebrate it, said French Minister of Health Olivier Veran. His words are reported by the Journal du Dimanche.
This proposal is associated with risks against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The best way to meet the beginning of the New Year is not to celebrate it!” – he said. In an interview with the newspaper, Veran said that the big holiday will be when “no longer have to count the dead”, and it will also be possible to tell the French not to wear masks.
The Minister did not give any predictions about the stabilization of the situation with the coronavirus in France. “We still need to be patient,” he said.
Previously it became known that a new strain of coronavirus, which was identified in the UK in December this year, found in France. A new type of coronavirus was found in a man who arrived from the UK.
from December 27 in Europe began vaccination against coronavirus. Vaccinations against COVID-19 will be received by residents of Germany, France, Spain, Austria, Bulgaria , Czech Republic, Spain and Italy.