French Health Minister: too early to say if current COVID-19 wave has peaked

French health authorities on Tuesday reported 368,149 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day tally of the pandemic. (File/AFP)

• Veran added that the more dangerous Delta variant was declining in France

PARIS: French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday it was too early to say if the current, omicron-fueled wave of the new coronavirus had peaked in the country, which is currently reporting record numbers of daily new cases.
“We still need a bit of time to work out whether or not we are near a current COVID-19 peak, ” Veran told France info radio, adding that the more dangerous Delta variant was declining in France.
French health authorities on Tuesday reported 368,149 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day tally of the pandemic. And the seven-day moving average of new cases, which smoothes out reporting irregularities, rose to a record level of 283,394.