Delta variant is the majority COVID-19 variant in France, PM says

People wearing protective face masks walk in a street of Nantes, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in France, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) -The Delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is now the majority variant of the virus circulating in France, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday.

Castex told TF1 television that the major steps taken to tackle fourth wave of infections in the country have been settled upon by a cabinet meeting of the government.