(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) France's new confirmed cases in a single day approaching 9,000, Italy says it is willing to help France fight the epidemic
China News Agency, Paris, September 4th (Reporter Li Yang) On the 4th local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France approached 9,000 in a single day, and the epidemic continued to accelerate its rebound.
Italian officials said on the same day that they are willing to provide assistance to France to fight the epidemic.
According to the epidemic data released that night, the number of newly diagnosed cases in France on the 4th in a single day approached 9,000, reaching 8,975, which is currently second only to Spain among European countries.
The total number of confirmed cases in France was approaching 310,000 that day, reaching 309,156.
The number of hospitalized and critically ill patients with the new crown in France is still increasing.
At present, 4671 patients are hospitalized, an increase of 28 from the previous day, and 292 new hospitalized patients in a single day on the 4th; 473 severely ill patients, an increase of 9 from the previous day, and 46 new severely ill patients in a single day on the 4th.
At the same time, the number of cases of cluster infection in France has increased significantly.
The number of cluster infections under investigation increased to 444 on the 4th, and 53 new cluster infections were added in a single day on the 4th.
Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio said in an interview with Agence France-Presse on the 4th that although the epidemic has not ended in Italy, Italy is still willing to provide assistance to France to fight the epidemic.
Di Maio said that Italy is willing to stand with the French government and people. When it sees France encounters difficulties, Italy is ready to assist.
Di Maio particularly emphasized that at the most serious moment of the epidemic in Italy, France did not close the border between France and Italy and provided medical equipment to Italy. Italy "will not forget".
Italy was once the European country with the worst outbreak.
When the epidemic in Italy worsened at the end of February this year, French President Macron still visited Italy as scheduled and supported the joint fight against the epidemic.
Di Maio also said that Italy will not impose entry restrictions on France for the time being, and will not currently conduct compulsory virus testing on French or Italian citizens entering Italy from France at Italian ports.
The number of new confirmed cases in Italy in recent weeks has also increased. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to the hospital for treatment of new coronary pneumonia.
The number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in Italy has not exceeded 2,000 since May. On the 4th, there were 1,733 newly confirmed cases in a single day, the highest number since May.
French Education Minister Blanche said on the 4th that since the start of the new school year on the 1st, 22 schools have been closed in France and hundreds of classes have been suspended due to the detection of confirmed cases.
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