France says mutated Covid strain may already be in the country

France’s health minister has said it is 'entirely possible' the mutated Covid-19 strain identified in parts of England is already spreading in France. 'It is entirely possible that the virus is circulating in France,' Olivier Véran told Europe 1 radio, adding that the strain had not yet been identified in the country. Fears over the mutant strain have led France and many other countries to ban passengers arriving on flights, trains and ferries from the UK. Mr Véran, who is a neurologist as well as serving in Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet, also said that the current vaccines were likely to work against the new strain of the virus.