(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases in France exceeds 3 million and the official is preparing to investigate the spread of the mutant virus
China News Agency, Paris, January 22 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 22nd local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 3 million.
French officials are preparing to investigate the spread of the mutant new coronavirus in France in the near future.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night, France had 23,292 new confirmed cases on the 22nd, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3 million, reaching 3,011,257.
After the United States, India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom, France has become the sixth country in the world with a cumulative total of 3 million confirmed cases.
The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 72,647, with 649 new deaths.
At the same time, the number of hospitalized and severe cases of the new crown in France has increased. The number of hospitalized patients on the 22nd was 25,908, an increase of 173 from the previous day; the number of severely ill patients is now 2,912, an increase of 36 from the previous day.
The French Public Health Agency said on the 22nd that the official is preparing to investigate the spread of the mutated new crown virus in France, and no specific date has been determined.
Officials from the General Administration of Health revealed that if possible, the relevant investigation will start as soon as next week, and the investigation will not be limited to only one mutant virus.
According to the new crown epidemiological analysis report issued by the French Public Health Agency that day, France has found 141 confirmed cases of the mutant virus, but some officials believe that this number may not reflect the full picture of the spread of the mutant virus in France.
French officials said on the 22nd that dozens of British tourists had recently come to a resort area in the French Alps. When they were tested for the virus, at least 14 people tested positive.
These British tourists are now quarantined locally in the resort area.
It is not clear whether any of these British tourists have been infected with the mutant virus, and they are undergoing further testing.
French officials revealed that these British tourists had presented a negative virus test certificate when they arrived in France.
French officials worry that the spread of the mutant virus may worsen the epidemic.
French Minister of Health Vilan warned that if the spread of the mutant virus in France increases significantly, further control measures will be absolutely necessary.
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