The isolation can be removed after five days if the test is negative during the quarantine period.
French Minister of Health Olivier Veran said that the isolation period for fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 will be reduced from 10 to seven days, or five if they test negative again during the quarantine period. p>
Interfax writes about this with reference to the newspaper le Journal du Dimanche
“Isolation can be removed after five days in case of a negative test during the quarantine period. Those who are not vaccinated will have to isolate themselves within 10 days from the possibility of ending quarantine in seven days on the same conditions, “Veran said.
” We will remain vigilant throughout January, “the minister added.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in his New Year's address that the next few weeks will be difficult, but did not introduce new restrictive measures to contain the spread of the virus.
French authorities followed the example of other countries to prevent economic disruptions due to for labor shortages.
France is the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic.
As a reminder, in Kiev, the first cases of infection with the strain of the Omicron coronavirus were recorded. Experts believe that it is more infectious than Delta.
In addition, the Omicron coronavirus strain may not be detected by PCR tests . The fact is that the sensitivity of different types of tests is not one hundred percent. Many recent studies indicate that most of the vaccines used in the world are either completely ineffective or ineffective against Omicron .
In the meantime, Australia has recorded the first death associated with the new COVID-19 Omicron strain.
