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The Indian variant of the coronavirus, known as the delta variant, already represents 20% of infections in France, double that of last week, when it accounted for around 9% or 10% of cases, according to the minister on Tuesday. of Health, Olivier Veran. “[La variante delta] It is gradually becoming dominant, as it does in all countries of the world, as it is more contagious, ”said Veran. Germany claimed on Monday that new COVID-19 cases caused by this mutation had more than doubled in a week. The spread of this strain has led some countries, such as the United Kingdom, to postpone the de-escalation plan. In addition, Spain has broken a new vaccination record by administering more than 3.6 million doses last week. This figure complies with the Government’s estimate of reaching a vaccination rate of between 3.5 and 4 million inoculations per week.
