France confirmed case of Omi Keron strain infection

　　China News Agency, Paris, November 30 (Reporter Li Yang) On November 30 local time, French officials announced the country’s first confirmed case of the country’s first case of the Omi Keron strain of the new crown virus variant.

　　French government spokesman Attar announced on the same day that France had confirmed the country's first case of Ome Keron strain infection in French Reunion.

According to local health experts in Reunion, the confirmed patient was a 53-year-old man who had previously traveled to Mozambique in southern Africa and stayed in South Africa, and then came to Reunion.

Data map: Marseille, France, the bar and restaurant are temporarily closed.

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　　At present, the symptoms of the patient infected with the Omi Kiron strain are "cough, muscle pain, fever and fatigue". He has not yet had a serious condition, and the local medical department is still under further observation.

He and his contacts are undergoing separate isolation locally.

　　Attar said that the French health department is studying several other suspected cases of Omi Keron strain.

Preliminary test results of 5 people related to patients infected with the Omi Kiron strain showed that they were not infected with the Omi Kiron strain.

　　The French Ministry of Health said earlier that it is paying close attention to the epidemic situation in Reunion and Mayotte, which have more connections with South Africa and other southern African countries.

Reunion and Mayotte are located in the Indian Ocean and are relatively close to the African continent. Both are French territories, with a total population of 1 million.

　　Attar emphasized that the current fifth wave of the epidemic in France is still caused by the delta strain of the new crown virus variant, so it is still necessary to continue to promote new crown vaccination to reduce the risk of infection.

French epidemiologist Fontane believes that the way to deal with the Omi Keron strain is still to vaccinate and implement preventive measures such as ensuring the distance between the epidemic and the epidemic.

　　The latest data show that the incidence of COVID-19 among children in France is still rising rapidly. The incidence of COVID-19 among children aged 6 to 10 has now exceeded 600 infections per 100,000 people, significantly exceeding the average incidence of all age groups.

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