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France registers four cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant, says minister

  • Veran said France was in a "race against time" against the mutations first identified in Britain, South Africa and Brazil.
Published February 4, 2021 Updated February 4, 2021 11:24pm
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PARIS: France has detected four cases of COVID-19 resulting from the contagious coronavirus variant first detected in Brazil, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday.

Veran said France was in a "race against time" against the mutations first identified in Britain, South Africa and Brazil.

The variants now account for 14% of all new cases in France, the government says.