(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Many places in France implement mandatory outdoor masks
China News Agency, Paris, August 3 (Reporter Li Yang) The French new crown virus continues to show a trend of accelerating its spread, and the mandatory outdoor masks are implemented in many places in France. Prime Minister Castel went to the northern city of Lille, where the epidemic is getting worse, on the 3rd local time. Inspect and call on the public to protect themselves.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 3rd, 3376 new cases of new coronary pneumonia have been confirmed in France in the last three days; there are still 5198 hospitalized patients in France, including 384 severely ill patients. The number of severely ill patients has stopped decreasing in the last three days, but has turned to increase. There are now 30,294 deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France.
Many places in France have implemented mandatory outdoor masks. Among them, the Mayenne province in western France, where the epidemic is getting worse, has 69 municipalities, La Rochelle in the west, Lille in the north, Cannes and Nice in the south, and the border between France and Spain. The city of Bayern and other places officially implemented mandatory outdoor masks from the 3rd. By this weekend, the central city of Tours and other places will also join.
In Mayenne, most outdoor locations including public roads and outdoor public places are required to wear masks. In Lille, public parking lots, bus stations, open-air markets and other places are also mandatory to wear masks, and offenders will be fined 135 euros.
French Prime Minister Castay visited Lille on the same day and once again emphasized that we must not relax our vigilance and that the public should take good care to prevent the virus from being attacked, especially so that the French economic and social life will not be interrupted again and avoid another "closure of the city."
The Lille metropolitan area has a population of 1.2 million. The health department reported that the development of the local epidemic was “worrisome”, and the infection rate has almost doubled in the last week, reaching 31 infections per 100,000 residents. According to the latest statistics, the basic infection R0 value in France has reached 1.38, which is far higher than the infection level when the "unblocking" was launched in May.
France recently opened its summer holidays. People have gone to popular tourist areas for vacations. Group play and party activities have increased the risk of infection, and the number of young people infected has increased significantly. Castel specially reminded people that "the new crown virus will not go on vacation", and the health crisis caused by the new crown virus is not over. He has authorized the local chief executive to make a mandatory decision to wear masks in outdoor places when necessary. (Finish)