(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Close to 400,000 confirmed cases in France, multiple large-scale events canceled or postponed due to the epidemic

  China News Agency, Paris, September 15 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 15th local time, the new crown virus continued to spread in France, with a total of nearly 400,000 confirmed cases on that day.

Due to the worsening of the epidemic, many large-scale events have been cancelled or postponed.

  According to the epidemic data released that night, France saw 7,852 newly confirmed cases in a single day on the 15th.

The total number of confirmed cases in France was close to 400,000 on that day, reaching 395,104.

The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 30,999.

  The number of cluster infections under investigation increased to 866 on the 15th, and 68 new cluster infections were added in a single day on the 15th; the positive rate of virus testing in the last week was still 5.4%.

In the past week, 2,713 confirmed patients were hospitalized, of which 479 were severely ill.

  The French Ministry of Health warned that day that if the current trend of virus transmission continues, the number of confirmed cases per week may double in 14 days.

At the same time, the risk of the virus spreading among high-risk groups is increasing, and the growth of related indicators is worrying, especially in the Provence-Alpes-Blue Coast region.

  Many large-scale events in France have been cancelled or postponed due to the epidemic.

On the 14th, Marseille officials in France called for reducing gatherings and other activities. The 2020 Marseille International Expo, originally scheduled to be held from September 25 to October 5, was immediately cancelled.

  The Marseille International Fair is one of the major exhibitions in France. It was founded in 1924. Last year's fair attracted about 340,000 people.

The government of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, where Marseille is located, understands the impact of the cancellation of the exhibition on enterprises and companies, but due to the “very special” situation, the exhibition cannot be organized.

  The 2020 French Autumn Stamp Exhibition, originally scheduled to be held from November 4th to 8th, was cancelled on the 15th.

Due to the epidemic, the 2020 French Spring Post Fair has been cancelled before.

It is reported that the Charles de Gaulle commemorative stamps originally scheduled to be issued during the exhibition will still be available as planned.

  The organizers of the Paris Expo announced on the 15th that the Paris Expo originally scheduled to be held from October 23 to November 1 was postponed to April 29 to May 10 next year.

Last year's Paris Expo attracted 480,000 visitors.

The French Autumn Fair, which was originally scheduled to be held concurrently with the Paris Fair in October, has also been postponed to next year.

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