First case of new COVID-19 variant found in France as cases rise

France has recorded its first case of the new variant of coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 mounted in the country.

There have been increasing concerns of a new wave of the virus hitting the euro zone’s second largest economy.

The French health ministry said a Frenchman who recently arrived back in France from London had tested positive for the new variant of the coronavirus.

The ministry said the case — the first in France — had been found in the city of Tours.

The man in question arrived from London on December 19.

He was currently self-isolating and felt alright, the ministry added.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock…