(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Macron announced that Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other places will implement curfews in France
China News Agency, Paris, October 14 (Reporter Li Yang) French President Macron conducted a live television conversation on the evening of the 14th local time, announcing that Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other places will implement curfews in response to the rebound of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Macron said that the current epidemic in France is “not out of control”, but it is “worrying” and is now “in the second wave of epidemics”.
He announced that France has imposed a curfew to curb the further spread of the new crown virus. The curfew areas include Paris (covering the greater Paris area), Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Grenoble And Toulouse.
The curfew will officially take effect this Saturday (17th), and the curfew will be from 9 pm to 6 am the next day for at least 4 weeks.
Those who violate the curfew will be punished, the first violation will be fined 135 euros, and the second violation will be fined 1,500 euros.
Macron called on the public to abide by the curfew, just as everyone strictly abides by the "closure" control measures before.
He said that necessary travel during the curfew is still allowed, such as night work.
He also said that public transportation operations will not be restricted at present, and people can still continue to travel between regions in France.
Macron said that the government will provide more support to economic sectors affected by the curfew, such as restaurants, theaters, and movie theaters.
Macron also advocates the implementation of the "six-a-side system", such as the number of people dining together no more than 6 people, and no more than 6 people inviting friends.
French officials also decided that day to restart the health emergency.
The resumption of the health emergency was announced in the form of a decree, which will take effect on the 17th.
The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night showed that France had 22,591 newly confirmed cases in a single day on the 14th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases on the same day approached 780,000, reaching 779,063.
Data show that the number of cluster infections under investigation has increased to 1,516, and there were 106 new cluster infections in a single day on the 14th; the positive rate of virus testing continues to rise and has now risen to a new high of 12.2%.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is 33037, with 104 new deaths.
At present, the number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France has risen to 9,194, an increase of 245 from the previous day; there are now 1,673 severe patients, an increase of 31 from the previous day; France has added 6,033 hospitalized patients in the past week, including 1,037 severe patients.
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