According to Benoit Elboda, head of the New Aquitaine regional health agency, the infected patient has returned from India.
Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that Russia had requested a sample of the Indian strain of COVID-19.
Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, warned that a situation with the rapid spread of a new strain, such as in India, could happen in any country.