China News Agency, Paris, October 3 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 3rd local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France approached 17,000 in a single day, a new high since the outbreak; the cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 600,000 on that day.

　　The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night showed that the number of newly confirmed cases in France on the 3rd was approaching 17,000, reaching 16,972.

The total number of confirmed cases officially confirmed in France exceeded 600,000 on that day, reaching 606,625.

On September 24, local time, in Marseille, France, a woman was tested for new coronary pneumonia.

　　Data shows that the trend of further spread of the new coronavirus in France has not been reversed.

The number of cluster infections under investigation on the 3rd was close to 1,294, reaching 1294, and there were 80 new cluster infections in a single day on the 3rd; the positive rate of virus detection in the last seven days has risen to 7.9%.

The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 32,198, with 49 new cases.

　　At present, there are 6740 hospitalized patients with the new crown in France, including 1289 severely ill patients; 4,087 new hospitalized patients in the last week, including 849 severely ill patients; there are still 2201 hospitalized patients in the greater Paris area.

　　As the new crown pneumonia epidemic data indicators in the French capital Paris have not improved significantly, Paris still faces the risk of being included in the "strongest warning zone."

According to the statement of French Minister of Health Villan, if the Paris epidemic still shows no signs of improvement, Paris may be included in the "strongest warning zone" as soon as next Monday (October 5).

　　If Paris is included in the "strongest warning zone", Paris bars and restaurants will likely be closed for at least 15 days, and French officials will also require the Paris municipality to implement other restrictive measures to control the further spread of the virus.

Paris Mayor Hidalgo expressed concern about this prospect in an interview published in the Parisian on the 3rd.

　　Hidalgo said he did not approve of mobilizing the closure of restaurants and bars, and would still do his best to continue to "maintain most of the economic and social life."

She warned that the new anti-epidemic measures will bring economic shock to Paris, especially the unemployment rate will rise, causing "the economic momentum of Paris to stagnate."

　　Hidalgo also said that the Paris municipal authority has allocated 200 million euros in direct assistance this year, especially for poor families and difficult businesses.

She hopes that French officials can provide compensation funds to make up for the additional expenditures and losses of the Paris municipality.

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