France predicted a sharp increase in the number of new cases of COVID
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The surge in the incidence in the country is associated with the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.
As early as January 2022, the daily increase in the population of France infected with coronavirus may exceed 250 thousand people. This forecast was announced by the country’s Minister of Health Olivier Veran at a meeting with journalists on Monday, December 27.
“By the beginning of January, we can expect more than 250 thousand cases a day,” said the head of the Ministry of Health.
The minister once again stressed that only vaccination against COVID-19 will help overcome the pandemic, and urged fellow citizens to get vaccinated, including pregnant women. According to him, “it is not only possible, it is recommended.”
Note that in France, with a population of 67.4 million, about 51.6 million people are fully vaccinated against coronavirus, about 22.5 million people received a booster dose.
At the same time, the country’s government decided to shorten the period between the second and third COVID vaccinations from four to three months. Also, the authorities are considering the possibility of introducing a fourth dose of the vaccine.
We will remind, on December 25 in France for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic recorded over 100 thousand new cases coronavirus. In the Ministry of Health, the surge in incidence is associated with the spread of the Omicron strain.
According to the latest data, more than 280 million confirmed in the world cases of COVID-19. Of these, almost 5.5 million were fatal.
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