Europe 1 with AFP 8:17 p.m., November 28, 2021, modified at 8:18 p.m., November 28, 2021

The British government, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the G7, announced on Sunday that it would convene an "emergency meeting" of the group's health ministers on Monday to tackle the issue of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The British government, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the G7, announced on Sunday that it would convene an "emergency meeting" of the group's health ministers on Monday to tackle the issue of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

"An emergency meeting of G7 health ministers will be called on Monday, November 29 to discuss developments on Omicron," the UK Department of Health said in a statement, after several cases were reported. detected in Europe, including three in the United Kingdom.

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