Over 1 million people infected with the new coronavirus in France October 24, 6:42
In Europe, where the infection with the new coronavirus is spreading again, the number of infected people has exceeded 1 million in France, following Spain.
The French Ministry of Health announced on the 23rd that the number of newly confirmed daily infections exceeded 42,000, the highest number ever, and the cumulative number of infected people exceeded 1 million.
It is the second country in Europe to have more than one million infected people after Spain.
In France, curfew has been banned since last week in Paris and elsewhere following the spread of the infection.
President Emmanuel Macron said on the 23rd, "We will see the effects of the measures next week. It is still early to decide whether or not to restrict going out," he said, saying that he will continue to assess the situation.
Under these circumstances, the ECDC = European Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the latest evaluation on the infection status of 31 countries including EU member states and neighboring countries on the 23rd.
Of these, 25 countries, including France, Spain and Italy, point out that they are in a "very concerned situation."
In these countries, the number of infected elderly people is increasing in addition to the younger generation, and the number of critically ill patients treated in intensive care units is increasing again.
The ECDC is calling for stricter regulations, saying that the previous infection control measures in each country have not been sufficiently effective.