Only a few days after the onset of first case of the Omicron variant in France, a resident of Indre-et-Loire is also a carrier of this strain of Covid-19, announces the Regional Health Agency. It’s about first case in the department, and even in the region.
The 29-year-old man, living in the agglomeration of Tours, was tested positive on December 2. The sequencing of the sample revealed, this Saturday, December 4, confirmed that it was indeed the Omicron variant. A single contact case was identified. The two people are in strict isolation.