China News Agency, Paris, February 28 (Reporter Li Yang) On February 28 local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 3.75 million.
The border provinces of France are facing immigration control measures implemented by Germany, and the French side opposes this.
The latest official epidemic data shows that France has newly confirmed 19,952 cases on the 28th, with a total of more than 3.75 million confirmed cases, reaching 3,755,968. The cumulative number of deaths is now 86,454, and there are 122 new deaths.
The number of inpatients with the new crown in France is now 25280, and the number of critically ill patients is now 3492.
The French border province of Moselle is facing entry controls imposed by Germany.
According to a German official announcement on the 28th, personnel from the Moselle province must present a negative test for the new coronavirus before entering Germany.
The German side believes that the infection rate of the mutant new coronavirus in the Moselle province is high, and corresponding measures need to be taken.
The Moselle is located in northeastern France, bordering Germany and Luxembourg, and is part of the Greater Eastern Region. It is the core province of the Lorraine region; the province has a population of over one million and the important city of Metz is the capital of the province.
Relevant German entry control measures will be officially implemented on March 2, and approximately 16,000 workers in the border area of France will be directly affected.
French Minister of European Affairs Bona opposed the German implementation of relevant measures on the 28th, saying that France does not want workers in the French border areas to be tested for the virus every day before entering Germany.
He said that he is continuing to negotiate with the German side on related issues to find specific solutions to the problem.
Bona revealed that France suggested to Germany to use simpler and faster detection methods, and at the same time called on relevant personnel to conduct tests every two to three days instead of showing test results every day.
Rotner, chairman of the French Grand Eastern Region, expressed dissatisfaction with the German entry control measures against the Moselle.
He said that the incidence of new crowns in the Moselle province is indeed high, with more than 300 infected people per 100,000 residents, but the local epidemic is still controllable.
Rotner hopes to have "different approaches" to related issues.
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