(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 1.4 million confirmed cases in France, the Minister of Health warns that this Christmas will not be a normal holiday
China News Agency, Paris, November 1 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 1st local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 1.4 million.
French Minister of Health Vilan warned that due to the epidemic, this year's Christmas will not be a normal holiday.
On October 30, local time, France entered the second nationwide "closed city" in response to the deterioration of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
The picture shows an exerciser running near the Eiffel Tower in Paris that day.
The authorities allow people to take appropriate physical exercises, with time and location restrictions.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
According to the official epidemic data released that night, the number of newly confirmed cases in France reached 46,290 in a single day.
The total number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 1.4 million that day, reaching 1413915 cases.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is 37,019, with 231 new deaths.
The number of inpatients with the new crown in France increased to 24031 on the 1st, an increase of 995 from the previous day; the number of severely ill patients is now 3578, an increase of 126 from the previous day.
The number of hospitalized patients in the greater Paris area was 5,485, an increase of 128 from the previous day.
The French virus test positive rate has reached 20.4%.
Wilan said that the official goal is still to fight the epidemic so that people can go shopping before Christmas and prepare for the holiday; the government will try its best to create conditions for family reunions during Christmas.
Weilan said that the second "closed city" is a test for all people, and hopes that people can abide by the control measures during the "closed city" so that the second wave of epidemic can be overcome as soon as possible.
He warned that if the measures related to the "closure of the city" cannot be observed, then "other measures" must be considered.
He said that if the "closure of the city" can play a role, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the next few days is expected to decline, and the number of critically ill patients may decline in the next two weeks.
He is also cautiously optimistic about vaccine research and development.
At present, the optimistic estimate of French public opinion and experts is that the second "closed city" will have a positive effect in the short term, and the spread of the virus has been effectively slowed down. Continue until early next year.
French Prime Minister Castel said that the government will release 20 billion euros to fund small businesses through the storm.
He said that the government will strongly support small businesses to avoid bankruptcy.
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