(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) French Minister of Health: The mutant virus is actively spreading in France and 2,000 people are infected daily

  China News Agency, Paris, January 28 (Reporter Li Yang) French Minister of Health Vilan said on the 28th local time that the mutant new coronavirus is actively spreading in France, and the number of new mutant new coronavirus infections in France has risen to 2,000 daily.

  On the same day, Weilan announced the latest situation of the epidemic on behalf of the official authorities, focusing on the spread of the mutant virus.

He said that the number of people infected with the mutant virus has risen from 500 at the beginning of this month to the current 2,000.

  Vilan said that now about 60% of intensive care beds in France are occupied by patients with new coronary pneumonia, and in the future, patients may have to transfer patients between different regions again in order to reduce the pressure on certain hospitals.

The further spread of the mutant virus will inevitably bring more pressure to the medical system.

  French government spokesman Attar said on the 28th that the rate of mutated virus infections among newly infected patients in France has risen to 10%.

He pointed out that the measures to extend the curfew period had played a role in preventing a surge in the number of infected cases, but at present the measures are no longer sufficient to contain the epidemic, and "other necessary measures" must be taken.

  The French government is still discussing whether to implement the third "closure of the city".

French officials plan to hold a meeting of the National Defense Committee on the 30th to discuss the response to the epidemic.

French President Macron may make a decision after the meeting on whether to implement the third "closure".

  French Prime Minister Castel revealed on the 28th that if the government decides to implement a "closed city", it will consider organizing a debate and voting on this in the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) and the Senate next week.

Castel is in talks with representatives of major parties and business circles to discuss specific measures to respond to the epidemic.

  Health departments in many places including the Greater Paris region of France have reported that the supply of new crown vaccine is tight, and some appointments for vaccination will be postponed.

Hospitals in the greater Paris area will suspend some vaccinations from February 2.

  According to the French Ministry of Health, France had 23,770 newly confirmed cases in a single day on the 28th, with a total of 3,130,629 confirmed cases.

The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 74,800, with 344 new deaths.

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