French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Sunday the isolation period for fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 would be cut to seven days from 10 days.<\/P>
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French authorities followed other countries such as the United States, which this week cut the isolation period to prevent disruptions in industries for lack of staff.<\/P>
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This isolation could be lifted after five days in case of a negative test. Those who are not vaccinated will have to self-isolate for 10 days, with a possibility to come out of isolation after seven days under the same terms”, Veran told newspaper le Journal du Dimanche published on Sunday.<\/P>
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He also said the new COVID-19 Omicron variant was too contagious to be stopped unless a “strict lockdown” was re-imposed.<\/P>
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In his New Year’s Eve address, French President Emmanuel Macron said the next few weeks would be difficult but he stopped short of imposing new restrictive measures to contain the virus.<\/P>
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“We will remain vigilant throughout January”, Veran said, adding the current Omicron-fueled spread could be the last one.<\/P>
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France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data published on Saturday. French health authorities reported 219,126 new confirmed cases in a 24-hour period, the fourth day in a row that the country has recorded more than 200,000 cases.<\/P>
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Source: National News Agency<\/P>
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