According to BFMTV, the case was recorded in the overseas region of Reunion of the country in the Indian Ocean.
It is specified that the sick man is 53 years old.
As part of a business trip, he drove through Mozambique and South Africa and then returned to Reunion.
At the moment, according to the expert, the patient "suffers from muscle pain and fatigue."
He and his entourage were isolated.
Earlier in Italy revealed the first case of the disease with a new strain of "omicron".