France health minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday that very soon France could have 100,000 COVID cases a day. As of now, the nation is witnessing a humongous 70,000 COVID cases daily. By January, it is speculated that the newly-nutated Omicron variant will be the dominant strain in the country. As unfortunate as it may sound, but France is currently battling the fifth wave of the pandemic. The health minister also said that as of now, no new restrictions were placed. However, he also iterated that nothing could be ruled out keeping in mind the current state the nation is in.
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On December 21, France not only witnessed 72,835 new COVID-19 cases, but it also recorded 210 new deaths. The death toll has gone to 94,913 in France. Veran told the media that keeping in mind the highly contagious nature of the Omicron variant, they are not aiming to prevent its spreading. They are aiming to immunize the people against this variant. As a result, they are also administering booster doses at a faster pace.
He hoped that by Christmas, 22-23 million booster doses will be administered from the current number of 20 million. While European countries like Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and Germany have partially reimposed the COVID restrictions. On the other hand, UK and France are most likely not going to reimpose the COVID restrictions. However, they haven’t ruled out its possibility either.
It is to be seen how France battles this fifth wave of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Will its approach to vaccinating people with booster doses work against the new variant?
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