(Combating new crown pneumonia) confirmed cases in France rose to 3,661 officially banned for more than a hundred people
China News Agency, Paris, March 13th (Reporter Li Yang) The number of confirmed cases of French new crown pneumonia exceeded 3,000 on the 13th, reaching 3,661, and the number of deaths increased to 79. French officials announced a ban on more than a hundred people on the same day.
French Minister of Health Viran said at a press conference that evening that the confirmed cases on the 13th reached a new high, reaching 785; the number of deaths on the day reached 18. The number of severe cases is currently 154. In addition, according to the statistics of the health department of the Ile-de-France region, the number of confirmed cases in the Greater Paris area has increased to 626.
France's response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic is escalating. French Prime Minister Philip consulted experts and scholars on the 13th and held discussions with the Minister of the Interior, Castaney and the Minister of Health, Villan, and then announced that France banned rally activities of more than 100 people at the national level.
When the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in France exceeded 1,000 on the 8th, the official announcement banned more than 1,000 people. French opinion generally believes that limiting the number of members to 100 now indicates that French officials are taking tougher measures to try to slow the spread of the virus.
Philip said one of the goals of the French government is to avoid hospital saturation. He reiterated that the French municipal elections will begin on the 15th, hoping that the public can go to the polls to vote, and the polls will be prepared accordingly. He also said that France will not close its borders with its neighbors. The outbreaks in France's neighbors Italy and Spain are now severe.
After the French officially banned assembly of more than 100 people, the French Ministry of Culture issued a notice calling on its affiliated museums and libraries and other cultural institutions to reduce their business or shut down according to their own circumstances. After the notice was issued, attractions and museums such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and Versailles were closed one after the other, and no time for reopening was announced.
According to the latest poll released on the 13th, more than 60% of French people are worried about the new crown pneumonia epidemic; up to 82% of respondents support closing all schools in France to respond to the epidemic, and 58% of respondents support the French municipal elections are scheduled to begin on the 15th. (Finish)