(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) France may face the third "closed city" entry and epidemic prevention control will be further strengthened
China News Agency, Paris, January 24 (Reporter Li Yang) The new crown pneumonia epidemic in France has recently shown a worsening trend again. Experts and public opinion believe that France may face a third "closed city".
France further strengthened entry and epidemic prevention control on the 24th.
Data map: On January 16, local time, the curfew was officially extended throughout France, and the daily curfew was extended from 10 hours to 12 hours.
The picture shows Toulouse, France, a municipal worker empties a public trash can near the Saint-Pierre Bridge.
The chairman of the French scientific committee for the official response to the epidemic, Del Frasi, said on the evening of the 24th that it may be necessary for France to take a new round of "closure" measures to curb the spread of the mutant new coronavirus.
He believes that general epidemic prevention measures cannot effectively prevent and control mutant viruses.
Delfrasi warned that the proportion of people infected with the mutant virus in some areas of France, especially the Paris area, has reached 7% to 9% of the confirmed infections.
He pointed out that the next week will be critical to the prevention and control of the epidemic, and the current issue that needs to be considered should be the strength of the "city closure".
The French "Sunday" reported on the 24th that in response to the mutated virus, French President Macron may announce the third "closure of the city" next week, and people will resume carrying travel certificates when they go out.
French government spokesman Attar responded that the government has not yet made a decision on implementing the third "closed city".
French officials plan to hold another meeting of the National Defense Committee next week to discuss the situation of the epidemic, especially to assess whether the extension of the curfew can effectively control the epidemic.
France implemented the second nationwide “cities lockdown” at the end of October last year. Although the “unblocking” was initiated one month later, many control measures have been retained so far. Cultural venues such as museums, theaters, and movie theaters remain closed, restaurants, Restaurants such as bars and cafes cannot resume business.
At the same time, the daily curfew has been extended to 12 hours throughout France.
France further strengthened entry and epidemic prevention control on the 24th. People entering France from EU countries must produce a negative virus test certificate.
France has previously required people entering France from countries outside the European Union to produce a negative virus test certificate.
The French transportation department revealed that arriving in France from EU countries by air or sea must produce a negative virus test certificate within 72 hours; for people from EU countries who enter France by land, the official will randomly check the virus test negative certificates of these entry persons.
According to the latest official epidemic data, France has 18,436 new confirmed cases on the 24th, with a total of 3053617 confirmed cases; the cumulative number of deaths is now 73049, with 172 new deaths. (Finish)