(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) French deaths increased to 17,167 cases of French aircraft carrier

China News Agency, Paris, April 15 (Reporter Li Yang) The French new coronary pneumonia epidemic is still grim. The cumulative death toll on the evening of the 15th local time has risen to 17,167. The French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle's epidemic has worsened and 668 people have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

The Director General of the French Health Agency Salomon released the latest epidemic statistics that night. In France, there were 1438 new deaths on the same day, and the cumulative deaths rose to 17,167, including 10643 deaths in hospitals and 6524 deaths in nursing homes. However, Salomon said that the sharp rise in single-day deaths may be due to the Easter holiday and the delay in statistics.

Salomon said that the current number of inpatients is 31,779, of which 6,467 are critically ill patients, and the number of inpatients and severely ill patients is declining. One third of the critically ill patients are younger than 60 years old, and 99 are younger than 30 years old.

In the Greater Paris area, where the epidemic of New Coronary Pneumonia in France is the most severe, deaths have exceeded 4,000, rising to 4,169, and 202 deaths on a single day on the 15th. There are currently 2479 serious patients in the Greater Paris area, a decrease of 113 from the previous day.

The French military said on the 15th that 668 people of the French Navy ’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle had been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, 31 of whom had been sent to hospital for treatment, and one was treated in the intensive care unit.

According to the preliminary assessment report of the French Ministry of Defence, the relevant data means that the top third of the sailors of the Charles de Gaulle has been diagnosed. 1767 people on board the "Charles de Gaulle" have successively received the new coronavirus test after landing on the 12th. The test is still in progress, and there are still some tests that have not yet reached results.

After about 50 cases of new coronary pneumonia were found on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the aircraft carrier formation returned at full speed and returned to Toulon Military Port on the 12th. More than 1,900 people in the aircraft carrier formation were isolated and observed and tested for new coronavirus. At present, the disinfection of aircraft carriers and carrier aircraft has begun. It is still unclear the source of the virus on the aircraft carriers.

French Prime Minister Philippe announced on the 15th that the scale of the French emergency financial assistance plan will increase to 110 billion euros, will provide subsidies to low-income families, and give 1,500 euros in bonuses to the frontline medical staff to fight the epidemic. (Finish)