(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) French confirmed cases increase to 285, Macron and Trump call to discuss outbreak
China News Agency, Paris, March 4 (Reporter Li Yang) The French Ministry of Health announced on the evening of the 4th local time that the number of confirmed cases of French new crown pneumonia surged on the day, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 285, and the number of deaths remained at 4 French President Macron spoke with US President Trump on the same day to discuss the outbreak.
Seventy-three cases were confirmed in France on the same day, and once again the French single-day diagnosis record was updated. There are still no new cured patients discharged. France continues to be the second most severe country in Europe after Italy.
French Director General of Health Salomon said at a press conference that evening that 172 of the 285 confirmed cases were cluster infections, and 52 belonged to France carrying a new coronavirus from outside France. The source of the virus in other cases is still Under investigation.
Salomon said that the most severely affected area in France is still the province of Oise, where 99 confirmed cases have been distributed in 8 municipalities. He said that after several days of investigation, it was still unclear who the "Patient Zero" in Oise was. He said the health department is continuing its investigations in an effort to identify the "patient zero" as soon as possible.
The Louvre was reopened on the 4th after being closed for many days. The Louvre has been closed since the 1st. Louvre staff refused to work because of the epidemic. After the Louvre management pledged to pay attention to the safety and health of employees and take relevant measures, the Louvre staff returned to work on the 4th.
French President Macron and U.S. President Trump talked on the phone on the 4th to discuss the outbreak. The two leaders discussed the international cooperation in response to the outbreak. Macron said that he had a good discussion with Trump. In order to better respond to the epidemic, France is planning to coordinate health, technology and economic policies with the United States, the rotating chairman of the Group of Seven, within the framework of the Group of Seven.
French Presidential Office officials said Trump agreed with Macron's proposal to use the G-7 meetings to further discuss the response to the outbreak.
Macron plans to hold a special meeting on the new crown pneumonia epidemic at the Presidential Palace on the 5th. Dozens of doctors, scientists and laboratory managers will attend the meeting to jointly evaluate the situation of the epidemic and discuss solutions. (Finish)