France announced the presence of a British strain in 60% of patients with COVID-19

"The British version represents more than 60% of infections," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to the French prime minister, the spread of COVID-19 in the country has accelerated over the past two weeks.

“Naturally, I am not satisfied because this is still growth, but it is clear that we are not facing, at least at this stage, the exponential growth of the epidemic as predicted by some models,” added Kasteks.

Earlier, the European Bureau of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the British strain of COVID-19 was recorded in 43 European countries.

At the same time, it became dominant in the UK, Denmark and Germany, where it accounted for at least 50% of cases.