(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The French Prime Minister was quarantined due to close contact with the infected person and the first virus test was negative
China News Agency, Paris, September 8th (Reporter Li Yang) On the 8th local time, French Prime Minister Castel was quarantined due to close contact with people infected with the new crown virus.
His first virus test that day was negative.
Castel confirmed that the infected person who was in close contact with him was Prudome, the director of the Tour de France.
In response, he said that he will strictly abide by the relevant anti-epidemic rules formulated by the government.
The organizing committee of the Tour de France announced that Prudome had tested positive for the virus.
Preliminary reports indicate that Prudom was asymptomatic.
The Tour de France is still going on, entering the tenth stage on the 8th.
Castel and Prudome participated in the eighth stage of the Tour de France two days ago in southern France.
The video screen broadcast by French TV showed that Castel and Prudome were in a car together, but they were both wearing masks.
The French Prime Minister's Office revealed that night, Castel was "in good condition" and would remain in the Prime Minister's Office for isolation and will be tested again for the virus a week later.
He will still participate in government seminars and other activities through video.
Castel had lunch with French Interior Minister Dalmanin on the 8th.
The French Ministry of the Interior revealed that Dalmanin will be tested for the virus regardless of whether Castel tested positive or not.
In addition, former French Prime Minister Raffarin revealed on the 8th that he had been with Prudome on the 7th, so as a close contact, he had to isolate himself.
He described accepting isolation as a responsibility.
French President Macron said on the same day that he had also been tested for the new crown virus after visiting Lebanon and Iraq last week and returning to France, and the result was negative.
He asked the public to "never relax their vigilance against the epidemic" in private life, such as family events and private gatherings.
The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 8th showed that there were 6,544 newly confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 8th, and the total number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 330,000, reaching 335,524.
The number of cluster infection cases under investigation has risen to 612, with 91 new cases in a single day on the 8th.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 30,764.
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