(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) France's new confirmed cases exceed 10,000 in a single day, the Minister of Health announces official response measures

　　China News Agency, Paris, September 17th (Reporter Li Yang) On the 17th local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France once again exceeded 10,000 in a single day, and the epidemic is still developing.

French Minister of Health Vilan announced relevant official response measures on the same day.

On September 1, local time, Nice, France, students returned to school after the summer vacation. Teachers and students wear masks to take protective measures indoors and outdoors.

　　According to the epidemic data released that evening, the number of newly confirmed cases in France reached 10,593 in a single day on the 17th, a new high since the outbreak, with a total of 415,481 confirmed cases.

The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 31095, with 50 new deaths in a single day on the 17th.

　　The number of cluster infection cases continued to increase. The number of cluster infection cases under investigation was close to 900 on the 17th, and the total number reached 896; on the 17th, there were 84 new cluster infection cases in a single day.

In the past week, there were 3223 newly hospitalized patients, including 535 severely ill patients.

　　Facing the increasingly severe situation of the epidemic, French Minister of Health Villan held a press conference on the 17th to announce official response measures.

He first stated that the spread of the virus has accelerated in the past few weeks and that the current spread is "very active."

He said that all indicators indicate that the epidemic is worsening, "this has become a reality."

　　Strengthening the detection of the new coronavirus is one of the main response measures announced by Weiland.

He said he will continue to add temporary detection points to detect priority groups.

Regarding reports that some laboratories provide expedited test results but need to pay an additional 100 euros, Wieland emphasized that this is illegal.

　　According to the latest data from the French Ministry of Health, the current number of infected persons per 100,000 inhabitants in France is 83, but the relevant figures in some regions have greatly exceeded the warning threshold. The number of infected people has reached 215.

　　Villain specifically pointed out that the epidemics in Lyon, Nice and Marseille are worsening in many large French cities.

He pointed out that the incidence in Lyon is already four times the alert threshold, and the incidence in Nice is three times the alert threshold.

The local governments of Lyon and Nice must strengthen epidemic prevention measures in the coming days.

Marseille and Guadeloupe, an overseas province, should also plan to strengthen existing epidemic prevention measures.

　　Vilan also revealed that in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France, the proportion of patients with new coronary pneumonia in the intensive care unit has reached 30%.

If targeted measures are not taken, patients will exceed the number of beds.

　　He emphasized that if the epidemic situation in Marseilles and other places is still not effectively controlled, and the number of patients with new coronary pneumonia in the intensive care unit continues to rise, relevant areas will adopt stricter restrictive measures, such as prohibiting public gatherings.

　　Paris encountered a demonstration during the epidemic that day, and the organizers said tens of thousands of people participated.

The union said that the organization of strikes and demonstrations is aimed at protecting labor rights in the epidemic.

A large number of riot police kept on guard along the way of the demonstration.

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