Véran plans to test up to a million children and teachers per month

The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced on Thursday a protocol to test up to one million children and teachers per month to screen for Covid-19 and to deal with the spread of the British variant in France.

“We have set up a protocol that aims to screen up to a million children and teachers per month, which is huge. By descending screening until the age of 6, wherever it makes sense, “said the minister during a trip to Metz, adding that the variant of the virus” seems more contagious “also in children, but “without having more serious cases”.

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