France says detected 8 possible Omicron cases

France says detected 8 possible cases of Omicron variant

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France's Health Ministry said on Sunday it had possibly detected eight cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across the country.

It said in a statement that the people who might be infected had come into France from southern Africa but that it would still take several days to fully confirm the cases. 

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