(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) French deaths rose to 21,856. Officials step up to formulate "unblocking" plan
China News Agency, Paris, April 23 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 23rd local time, the cumulative deaths of French new coronary pneumonia rose to 21,856. French officials have stepped up the formulation of the "unblocking" plan, seeking an orderly resumption of production and production, while preventing the epidemic from countering.
On April 8, local time, on the 23rd day of France's closure of the city due to the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, patients with New Coronary Pneumonia were undergoing electrocardiogram examination in a hospital in Bagnolet near Paris.
The French Ministry of Health released the latest statistics on the epidemic that night. In France, there were 516 new deaths on the same day, and the cumulative deaths rose to 21856. Among them, 13,547 were hospital deaths and 8309 were nursing home deaths.
The current number of inpatients is 29,219, of which 5053 are critically ill patients. The number of inpatients and critically ill patients has been declining for several consecutive days. The French Ministry of Health pointed out that people with chronic diseases must continue follow-up treatment, and the current telemedicine approach is meeting related needs.
In the greater Paris region, where the French New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic is most severe, the death toll rose to 5,348, and 113 died on a single day on the 23rd. At present, the number of serious patients in the Greater Paris area has been reduced to 1994, which is the first time recently that it has fallen below 2000.
Paris Regional Council President Pequeres announced that evening that masks will be distributed free of charge to passengers in the local bus system, including the capital Paris. She pointed out that people must wear masks first, and everyone must have a mask. She also said that the specific supply point for mask distribution is still under discussion.
French officials stepped up to formulate a plan to "unblock" that day. French President Macron held video conferences with the mayors of Paris, Nice, Cannes and other places to discuss the steps and challenges of "unblocking". The French Presidential Palace explained after the video conference that the “unblocking” will be decided according to different specific situations in various places. After the unblocking, students will take the principle of “voluntary” when returning to school to resume classes. Announced on the 28th.
France ’s Minister of Economy and Finance Lemer said on the 23rd that he hopes that all retail stores will resume business “in the same way” on May 11. He said restaurants and bars will continue to suspend business. Since France has adopted "closed cities" and other control measures for more than a month, the retail industry has been hit hard. (Finish)