(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) French deaths increased to 18,681 French aircraft carrier formation to 1081 confirmed

　　China News Agency, Paris, April 17 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 17th local time, the cumulative deaths of French new coronary pneumonia rose to 18,681. The French Navy's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle continued to deteriorate, and the carrier formation increased to 1,081 people diagnosed with the new coronavirus.

　　The Director General of the French Health Agency Salomon released the latest epidemic statistics that night. In France, 761 new deaths were reported on that day, and the cumulative deaths rose to 18,681, including 11,478 hospital deaths and 7203 deaths in nursing homes. The number of deaths per day is still high.

　　Salomon said that the current number of hospitalizations is 31,190, including 6,207 critically ill patients. He believes that the number of hospitalizations and the number of critically ill patients are showing a "slow and steady decline."

　　In the Greater Paris area, where the French New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic is most severe, the number of deaths rose to 4,527, and 168 died on a single day on the 17th. At present, there are 2329 serious patients in the Greater Paris area, which is 72 fewer than the previous day.

　　French Defense Minister Pali revealed to the French National Assembly via video on the 17th that the carrier formation personnel have undergone 2010 tests, and 1081 people have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, of which 545 people with symptoms are undergoing close medical observation; 24 people are still in hospital Receiving treatment, 1 person is in the intensive care unit. About 300 people are still waiting for the test results.

　　The aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" had previously discovered about 50 cases of new coronary pneumonia. The carrier's formation then returned to 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.

　　The French military is investigating the outbreak of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle stopped in Brest, a port city in the west of France, from March 13 to 16. Pali said in this regard that it is unclear whether the carrier had a new coronavirus before its stopover on March 13, and the epidemiological investigation will specifically answer this question.

　　Pali also revealed that the disinfection of the aircraft carrier is still being carried out by a professional team, which has completed approximately 30% of the area's disinfection. (Finish)