(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 300 mayors of France sent a letter to Macron to postpone the resumption of school
China News Agency, Paris, May 3 (Reporter Li Yang) More than 300 mayors of France sent a letter to French President Macron on the 3rd local time, requesting the postponement of school resumption. This matter also triggered intense discussions in French politics.
More than 300 mayors in the Greater Paris area, including Mayor Hidalgo of Paris, sent an open letter to Macron that day, noting that the sanitary conditions for students to return to school and returning to class were not yet available, and the arrangements for returning to school were “unrealistic”. The mayors believe that the social arrangements after the "unblocking" do not yet have complete information, and the development of the epidemic is also unstable.
The mayors said that the country needs to ensure that all sanitary conditions are met before students can return to school; the government should take into account the family situation of each child and follow the principles of justice and fairness when returning students to school.
The French far-right party leader Marina Le Pen also said on the 3rd that the decision to reopen the school on May 11 was "unreasonable" and the school should resume classes in September. In addition, dozens of school principals on the outskirts of Paris also wrote to the local government, stating that school resumption on May 11 will make it difficult to ensure the health and safety of teachers and students.
According to the previously announced "unblocking" road map, primary and secondary schools will return to school in stages, and students will return to school on a "voluntary" principle. French Minister of Education Bronguere said on the 1st that "most schools" will be reopened from May 11th. He said that each school can "flexibly handle the situation" and adjust the number of students according to the actual local conditions.
The French Presidential Palace responded on the evening of the 3rd that it was aware of the concerns of officials about the resumption of classes at the school and said it would discuss the specific situation with the governor and mayor. Macron has planned to visit the school in Poissy on the western outskirts of Paris on the 5th.
France's work to trace the spread of the new coronavirus is still ongoing. Yves Cohen, a doctor who works at the hospital in Bobigny in the northern suburbs of Paris, told BFM TV on the 3rd that one of the 24 patients in his hospital was found to be positive for the new coronavirus, and his infection can be traced back to December 27 last year. day. His above statement has not been officially confirmed by France.
The number of deaths from French new coronary pneumonia rose to 24,895 on the 3rd, and 135 deaths were added in a single day. French inpatients and critically ill patients slowly dropped to 25,815 and 3,819 respectively. 6,116 people died in the Paris region, where the French epidemic was the worst. (Finish)