(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Macron announced that France will implement the second nationwide "city closure"
China News Agency, Paris, October 28 (Reporter Li Yang) French President Macron delivered a national televised speech on the evening of October 28 local time, announcing that France will implement the second nationwide "cities closure" in response to the worsening epidemic challenge .
Macron first stated that the current second wave of COVID-19 in France is very serious and more difficult and deadly than the first wave. Therefore, strong measures must be taken to deal with it, otherwise the medical system will be saturated.
He pointed out that "herd immunity" is not desirable, which means the loss of thousands of lives.
Macron immediately announced that France will formally implement the second nationwide "city closure" on October 30 for a month.
French officials will assess the epidemic every two weeks in the future. If the epidemic eases by then, the control measures may be appropriately relaxed; otherwise, control will be further strengthened.
Macron said that people need to stay at home as much as possible.
The main reasons for people to go out are basically the same as when the city was first "closed" this spring, namely, going out to work, buying daily necessities, going to the hospital for emergency treatment, and exercising.
And people need to resume carrying travel certification documents when going out.
In terms of economic and social life, Macron said that the activities of industrial and agricultural production and social construction will continue to ensure that the French economy does not fall into stagnation; companies should arrange remote office as much as possible; primary and secondary schools will continue to be opened, and universities will be closed; The nursing home will still allow family visits; the cemetery will remain open.
Non-essential public places such as bars and restaurants will be closed again.
Serious road congestion occurred in the Greater Paris area on the 28th, and the congestion exceeded 300 kilometers at one time.
The reporter saw that many vehicles were driving along the highway out of the city.
French public opinion has pointed out that large-scale road congestion was caused by a large number of people choosing to leave Paris on the eve of the second "closure of the city."
According to official epidemic data released that night, 36,437 new confirmed cases were newly confirmed in France on the 28th.
The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France exceeded 20,000 that day, reaching 20,207.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 35,785, with 244 new deaths.
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