(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Many French officials called for free masks, one passenger refused to wear a mask and was ejected from the high-speed train
China News Agency, Paris, August 17 (Reporter Li Yang) As the spread of the new crown virus in France has accelerated, wearing masks has become the focus of recent French epidemic prevention topics. Several officials called for free masks for the public; a passenger was expelled from the high-speed train for refusing to wear a mask.
Many elected officials in France called on the 17th to increase the distribution of masks and provide free masks to the public, especially in the capital Paris and southern France, where the epidemic is worsening, to prevent the further spread of the new crown virus.
The mayor of the 15th arrondissement of Paris stated that it should be mandatory to wear masks in all places in Paris and provide masks to the public for free. The health officials of the Paris City Government also stated that people must wear masks and adopt similar strategies to combat other infectious diseases, providing masks for free or distributing masks in specific areas.
The French Ministry of Health has stated that it will provide tens of millions of masks to the poor and has begun to distribute them one after another, but the official does not plan to distribute masks to everyone for free. At present, the scope of mandatory wearing of masks in France is increasing, and masks are increasingly becoming an indispensable item for travel.
The French National Railway Company (SNCF) confirmed on the 17th that a passenger was expelled from a high-speed train for refusing to wear a mask. The incident occurred on a high-speed train from Paris to the southern city of Nice on the 16th. The passenger was not only ejected from the train for refusing to wear a mask, but also fined 135 euros.
The high-speed train stopped temporarily at a train station in the Burgundy region of central France to expel the passenger from the train and hand him over to local railway security personnel. SNCF stated that when a passenger violates health and epidemic prevention measures, the staff has the right to let the passenger get off the bus, even if the passenger holds a valid ticket.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 17th, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France has risen to 219092, approaching 220,000. In the past 7 days, the positive rate of new coronavirus testing has risen to 2.9%. There are now 30,429 deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France.
The data also showed that the number of hospitalized cases of new coronary pneumonia in France rose to 4925, an increase of 65 cases from the previous day; the number of severe cases rose to 384, an increase of 8 cases from the previous day. The number of cluster infection cases under investigation has increased to 268, with 17 new cases in a single day. (Finish)