France detects first cases of Indian Covid variant - ministry
A first case, involving a woman who travelled to India and is living in southwestern France, was confirmed on Thursday, the ministry said
A man wearing a protective face mask walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in France, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
France detected its first cases of contamination with the B.1.617 variant of the novel coronavirus, currently very present in India, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement late on Thursday.
A first case, involving a woman who travelled to India and is living in southwestern France, was confirmed on Thursday, the ministry said.
Two other people who travelled to India were infected with the so-called Indian variant in southeastern France, the ministry said.
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