(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Macron inspects French epidemic-stricken area and launches anti-epidemic military operation
China News Agency, Paris, March 25 (Reporter Li Yang) French President Macron inspected France ’s new crown pneumonia severely affected area on the 25th local time and announced the launch of anti-epidemic military operations. The outbreak in France continued to worsen that day, with a total of 25,233 confirmed cases and 1,331 deaths.
Macron visited the city of Mulhouse in eastern France on the same day. This was the hardest hit area of the French new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the local medical system was saturated. He inspected the field hospital where the army had just set up and started receiving critically ill patients, and expressed his thanks to the local medical staff. The live broadcast showed Macron wearing a mask before entering the hospital.
Macron addressed the country again in Mulhouse that night. He first expressed his condolences to the medical staff who died in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. He also thanked all industry workers who remained on their posts.
Macron noted that action has been taken across France and the entire medical system has been activated. He called on the French people to unite and fight against the epidemic. He also thanked neighbouring Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany for the treatment of critically ill patients in France.
Macron announced the launch of the anti-epidemic military operation "Opération Résilience", mobilizing French military forces to respond to the epidemic, committed to helping and protecting the public, and guaranteeing various public services designed to fight the epidemic. He said he would win this "war on resistance".
The outbreak in France continued to worsen. According to data released by the French General Director of Health Salomon that night, 2933 new cases were confirmed on the 25th and 231 deaths were added. At present, the number of hospitalized cases has risen to 11,539, of which one-third of the hospitalized patients are younger than 60 years of age; 2,827 cases of severe cases.
Statistics from the French health department on the same day showed that the number of confirmed cases in the Greater Paris region, including the capital Paris, has risen to 7,660; the number of confirmed cases in the Greater Eastern Region, including Mulhouse, has reached 5,479.
France continues to transport critically ill patients from places such as Mulhouse. A modified medical high-speed train arrived in Strasbourg on the evening of the 25th and will transport dozens of critically ill patients from Strasbourg and Mulhouse to other places for continued treatment.
According to the official bulletin issued on the 25th, Orly Airport in the south of Paris will be closed from the 31st until further notice. Beauvais Airport in Oise will also be closed from the 26th until further notice. (Finish)