This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the French Ministry of Health.
"Eight possible cases have been identified in the country," - said in a statement published on the agency's website.
It is clarified that, most likely, the citizens who traveled to the countries of southern Africa over the past two weeks fell ill.
On November 25, it became known that scientists have identified a new strain of coronavirus in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, which could potentially become the most dangerous.
Later it was designated by the Greek letter "omicron".
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that scientists would collect all the necessary information about the new omicron coronavirus strain within two to three weeks.