(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The French National Celebration Ceremony will pay tribute to medical staff for the National Day Parade Cancellation

  China News Agency, Paris, June 4 (Reporter Li Yang) The French official announced on the 4th that for the consideration of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, this year's French national celebration will pay tribute to medical staff and the National Day parade will be canceled.

  The French Presidential Palace said on the same day that the military parade scheduled for July 14 on the French National Day in Paris on the Champs Elysées will be cancelled, and this year's national celebration will be held in Place de la Concorde in central Paris. In previous years, the National Day parade usually ended at Concorde Square, and the starting point was at the Arc de Triomphe.

On May 11, local time, France began to gradually "unblock" and ended the state of "closing the city" that had lasted for 55 days. On the same day, the police relaxed the control of the people's travel, and the Champs Elysées in Paris formed a traffic flow. China News Service reporter Li Yangshe

  French government spokesman Ndiaye said that French President Macron hopes to once again express national respect and recognition to all those who fight against the new coronary pneumonia epidemic on National Day.

  French officials revealed that the scale of the national ceremony held at Place de la Concorde is much smaller than in previous years. About 2,000 participants and 2,500 guests will guarantee social distance. Specific details are still being planned. There is currently no opening ceremony for the National Celebration Ceremony, but the Presidential Palace stated that it will re-evaluate whether the epidemic situation is further controlled before July 14th, and then decide whether to re-plan the ceremony scale.

  Macron plans to address the French people again before the National Day. The theme will focus on "national unity and harmony" after the outbreak. The presidential palace stated that the form of Macron's speech has not yet been determined.

  It is rare for France not to hold a military parade on National Day. In 1880, the Third Republic of France determined that July 14th was the French National Day, and institutionalized the National Day military parade.

  At present, France has entered the second phase of "unblocking". Restaurants, cafes and other places are allowed to resume business, but assembly activities of more than 10 people are still prohibited. France has more than 29,000 deaths from new coronary pneumonia, while the number of hospitalizations and the number of serious patients has continued to decline. (Finish)