(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Newly confirmed cases in France exceed 60,000 in a single day, Paris further tightens control measures
China News Agency, Paris, November 6th (Reporter Li Yang) On the 6th local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 60,000 in a single day, setting a new high again.
The capital Paris further tightened control measures that day.
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 that there were almost no pedestrians on the Champs Elysées in Paris that day, and most shops were closed.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
According to the official epidemic data released that night, France had more than 60,000 new confirmed cases in a single day on the 6th, reaching 60,486, making it the first country in Europe to have more than 60,000 new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak.
The total number of confirmed cases in France reached 1,661,853 that day.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is 39,865, with 828 new deaths.
The number of inpatients with the new crown in France increased to 28,979 on the 6th, an increase of 553 from the previous day; the number of severely ill patients is now 4331, an increase of 101 from the previous day.
The number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in the Greater Paris area has risen to 6,284, of which 1,034 are severely ill.
The new crown epidemic in Paris continues to worsen, and the local intensive care unit is facing great pressure, so Paris has further tightened its control measures.
According to a communiqué issued by the Paris Police Department, starting on the 6th, from 10 pm to 6 am the next morning, take-out and meal delivery services are prohibited; at the same time, alcohol sales are restricted and drinking on public roads is prohibited.
Paris Mayor Hidalgo said that the police found that there were a lot of activists, such as delivery men, gathered in relevant places at night; in addition, the behavior of selling alcohol at night grocery stores and drinking on public roads is likely to increase night gatherings and cause participants to fail to comply with social activities. distance.
Experts from the Paris Hospital said that the main feasible way to reduce the current infection rate in France is to restrict the movement of people. At the same time, in order to ensure the progress of economic and social activities next year, it is necessary to restrict the celebrations of the Christmas holiday at the end of this year.
France continues to strengthen virus testing.
French Minister of Health Vilan said on the 6th that the government will send 1.6 million rapid virus test kits to nursing homes across France in order to carry out corresponding large-scale tests.
French Education Minister Blanche said on the same day that he would start to carry out virus testing in schools.
(Finish)