The Indian variant has been detected in the Kingdom of Belgium. A group of students, who passed through Paris, tested positive for the Indian variant. The young people are currently placed in quarantine.
The group passed through a French airport
A total of 20 Indian students tested positive for the Indian variant. These people were apparently undergoing nursing training since mid-April in Belgium. For the moment, they observe around forty in the Flemish cities of Aalst and Leuven. The students came from India and passed through Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, located in Paris. The health toll is very heavy in India, where nearly 315,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in 24 hours. Unfortunately, this is a world record. In the country, the health system is feverish, and in hospitals, such as in New Delhi, oxygen is starting to run out. In India, more than 16 million people have been infected with Covid-19 and more than 186,000 deaths are to be deplored. In total, the coronavirus has caused the death of more than 3 million people around the world.
Is the Indian variant in France?
In India, the epidemic is probably on the rise because of the new variant, says ” Indian ”, Also named B.1.617. As of April 23, 2021, it has not yet been detected in France. However, in addition to Belgium, a few cases have reportedly been identified in the United Kingdom, Germany and Guadeloupe. For infectious disease specialist Karine Lacombe, guest of FranceInfo, it appears “ obvious that this variant will happen ” in France. For her, ” it’s a matter of days “. She even adds that ” is probably already in France “. For variants, screening has a special place, since it allows a positive person to be isolated immediately. As a result, the transmission chains are broken and the spread of the variant is slowed down. It is therefore essential to detect the Indian variant sufficiently early if it arrives in France.
