(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The Prime Minister of France warns that it will not rule out the implementation of further controls on dining and cultural venues that will remain closed
China News Agency, Paris, January 7 (Reporter Li Yang) French Prime Minister Castel warned on the 7th local time that in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, further control measures will not be ruled out; he also announced that French dining and cultural venues are still closed in the near future.
Castel held a press conference that night to inform the epidemic situation and response measures.
He pointed out that the current epidemic is still serious and the pressure on the medical system is still great. It is still far from achieving the goal of reducing the number of new confirmed cases per day to below 5,000.
Castel warned that if the epidemic worsens, further control measures cannot be ruled out.
But he did not disclose more details.
On the evening of December 31, 2020, local time, France imposed a strict curfew on New Year’s Eve in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
The picture shows multiple police vehicles deployed around the Arc de Triomphe that night.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
When talking about the response measures to the epidemic, Castel revealed that 10 French provinces with extended curfews may be added, and the specific details will be announced on the 8th.
At present, 15 provinces have extended the curfew, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the daily curfew period has been extended from 10 hours to 12 hours.
Castel said that French dining and cultural venues have recently been closed.
Restaurants, bars and other dining venues will be closed at least until mid-February.
Castel pointed out that it is "unrealistic" to reopen restaurants and bars before mid-February.
At the same time, cultural venues such as museums, cinemas, and theaters will be closed at least until the end of this month.
At the press conference, French Minister of Health Vilan informed the spread of the mutant new coronavirus in France.
He confirmed that the mutated virus is highly infectious, and the health department "takes the threat of the mutated virus very seriously."
He said that all laboratories have been mobilized to track the mutated virus and to perform genetic sequencing on all suspicious virus test results.
The French Ministry of Health said on the 7th that 22 cases of the mutated virus have been found in France, and at least one confirmed case of the mutated virus has been found in people who have never been to the UK in the greater Paris area.
An epidemiological investigation has been launched in the greater Paris area to identify contacts as soon as possible and break the chain of transmission.
When talking about the topic of vaccination, Castel said that France will continue to accelerate the speed of vaccination.
Data from the French Ministry of Health showed that at least 25,000 people were vaccinated on the 7th and 45,000 people were vaccinated in the past 5 days.
French officials still promote vaccination for 1 million people at the end of this month.
According to official epidemic data released on the evening of the 7th, there were 21,703 new confirmed cases in France on the 7th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is now 2,727,321; the cumulative number of deaths is 66,841, and there are 276 new deaths. (Finish)