(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Paris and other places are preparing to implement a curfew law, finance ministers say that curfew will cost 1 billion euros
China News Agency, Paris, October 16 (Reporter Li Yang) Paris, France and other places are preparing to implement a curfew on the 16th.
French Minister of Economy and Finance Le Maire said on the same day that the curfew would cost 1 billion euros.
French President Macron announced earlier 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, and Saint-Etienne. Ann, Grenoble and Toulouse.
He said that the curfew will officially take effect on the 17th, and the curfew will be from 9 pm to 6 am the next day, for a period of at least 4 weeks.
During the curfew period, most public places in the curfew area will be closed. People are required to stay at home. If they really need to travel, they must bring travel certification documents.
On the evening of the 16th, the French Ministry of the Interior released the text of travel certification documents for people in Paris and other places when it is necessary to travel during the curfew.
Police stations in Paris and other places have also made corresponding preparations for the implementation of the curfew.
Paris officials stated on the 16th that public transport will still provide normal services during the curfew, and the main service targets will be medical staff and night shift workers.
French TV station BFM reported that due to the impending curfew, restaurant reservations in Paris and other places on the 16th night increased compared to usual.
Le Maire said on the 16th that the implementation of the curfew will cost 1 billion euros, including related assistance to the catering, culture and sports departments.
Le Maire pointed out that if the "closed city" is implemented in areas where the virus is actively spreading, the related costs will reach 5 billion euros; and if the entire law is "closed" again, the related costs may be as high as 15 billion to 20 billion euros. It is unbearable.
A cluster of infections occurred in the French Senate. According to the results of the Senate virus test released on the 16th, 8 senators were diagnosed with the infection, and one of them was hospitalized.
Another 35 senators are contacts.
Virus testing in the Senate will continue next week.
Official data released on the evening of the 16th showed that 25,086 new confirmed cases were newly confirmed in a single day in France on the 16th.
The total number of confirmed cases in France reached 834,770 that day.
The number of cluster infections under investigation increased to 1,615, and the number of new cluster infections in a single day reached 136 on the 16th; the positive rate of virus testing has risen to a new high of 12.9%.
The number of hospitalized and critically ill patients with the new crown in France continues to rise. On the 16th, the number of inpatients with the new crown in France exceeded 10,000, which was 10,042, an increase of 437 from the previous day; there are currently 1,800 severe patients, an increase of 50 from the previous day. The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is currently 33,303, with 178 new deaths. (Finish)