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There are currently "13 suspected cases of the Omicron variant in" French territory "and there will be proven cases in the next few hours or days," French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday.
Faced with the threat of the Omicron variant, France has therefore tightened the conditions of access to its territory by notably imposing a negative test for all travelers, even vaccinated, coming from a country outside the European Union.
Before her, Japan, the United States and other EU countries had imposed or had considered imposing new travel restrictions.
Portugal, the country with the highest vaccination coverage rate in Europe, is already relying on a new vaccination campaign on the move.
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7.15 am: New Caledonia lifts the suspension of international flights
New Caledonia has lifted the suspension of international flights, in place since April 1, 2020 due to the health crisis, but traffic will remain restricted given the closure of the borders of several neighboring countries, the government announced. French archipelago.
Initially, the Caillou borders were to remain closed until December 31, 2021, but the lifting of the measure was brought forward by one month to December 1 because New Caledonia, which had remained free of Covid for a long time, has been in an epidemic situation since the beginning of September. .
However, access to the territory is reserved for passengers with a complete vaccination schedule.
They must also on their arrival isolate themselves for 7 days at home or in a hotel, then undergo screening.
An antigen test or PCR of less than 72 hours is also requested at the start.
7:07 am: First cases of the Omicron variant in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates
A first confirmed case of the new variant of the Omicron coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia in a Saudi citizen returning from a country in North Africa, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.
A first case of the new Omicron variant was also detected in the United Arab Emirates in an "African woman coming from an African country via an Arab country," the UAE health ministry said on Twitter.
These are the first two cases reported in the Gulf of the Omicron variant.
7:05 am: UK acquires 114 million more vaccines
The British government announced on Wednesday that it would acquire 114 million new doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna to continue its immunization campaign in 2022 and 2023 in the face of new variants such as Omicron.
This announcement of the acquisition of 60 million doses from Moderna and 54 million from Pfizer / BioNTech comes at a time when the executive has given a boost to its recall campaign, with the aim of offering a third dose to all adults by the end of January, given the emergence of the Omicron variant. One of the most bereaved countries in Europe with more than 145,000 dead, the United Kingdom had counted 32 cases of this variant on Wednesday, suspected of being very contagious.
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