Other suspected cases are being studied in France in a confirmed case of infection with the Aumecreon strain

France has confirmed cases of infection with the Omiljun strain

China News Service Paris, November 30 (Reporter Li Yang) On November 30, local time, French officials announced the confirmation of the country's first case of infection with the new coronavirus variant Aumicjong strain.

French government spokesman Attar announced on the same day that France confirmed the country's first case of Infection with the Aomi kerong strain in French Reunion. According to local health experts in Reunion, the confirmed patient is a 53-year-old man who previously traveled to the southern African country of Mozambique and stayed in South Africa before coming to Reunion.

The current patient infected with the Aumechjong strain has symptoms of "cough, muscle pain, fever and fatigue", and has not yet had a serious condition, and the local medical department is still under further observation. He and his contacts are in solitary isolation there.

Attar said the French health department was studying several other suspected cases of the Omiljun strain. Preliminary test results for 5 people associated with this Aumechjong strain infection showed that they were not infected with the Ami kerong strain.

The French Ministry of Health said earlier that it pays close attention to the epidemic situation in Reunion and Mayotte, which have more ties to many southern African countries such as South Africa. Both Reunion and Mayotte are located in the Indian Ocean, close to the African continent, and are both French territories with a population of 1 million people.

Attar stressed that the current fifth wave of the epidemic in France is still triggered by the new crown virus variant Delta strain, so it is still necessary to continue to promote COVID-19 vaccination to reduce the risk of infection. French epidemiologist Fontane believes that the way to deal with the Aumiqueron strain is still to vaccinate and implement epidemic prevention measures such as ensuring the distance of epidemic prevention.

The latest data show that the incidence of COVID-19 in children in France is still rising rapidly, and the incidence of COVID-19 in children aged 6 to 10 years now exceeds 600 infected people per 100,000 people, significantly exceeding the average incidence rate for people of all ages. (End)

Source: China News Network