(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) More provinces with 3.81 million confirmed cases in France may face "city closures" over the weekend

  China News Agency, Paris, March 3 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 3rd local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France reached 3.81 million.

More provinces in France may face "closed cities" over the weekend, and officials are discussing specific arrangements.

  According to the official epidemic data released that night, France added 26,788 confirmed cases on the 3rd, with a cumulative total of 3810316 confirmed cases, a cumulative total of 87,542 deaths, and 322 new deaths.

The number of inpatients with the new crown in France is now 25,111, and the number of critically ill patients is now 3637.

  French government spokesman Attar said on the 3rd that officials are paying close attention to changes in the epidemic data and are concerned about the current continuous increase in the incidence of new crowns.

He said that there are still big differences in the epidemic situation in different regions, so different regional response strategies are needed.

  According to the latest news released by the French official that day, more provinces may face weekend "cities closures". At present, officials have basically reached a consensus on the implementation of weekend "cities closures" in the Pas-de-Calais province in northern France and are discussing implementation details.

The incidence of the new crown in Pas-de-Calais has recently been on the rise. It is now 406 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. Officials in the province support the implementation of weekend “cities closures” to curb the spread of the epidemic.

  Regarding whether the Paris region will implement a weekend "lockdown", the officials are still discussing, and officials and experts have differences on related issues.

French Prime Minister Castel will hold a press conference on the 4th to formally announce the latest list of provinces that will implement weekend "closures" while introducing the latest epidemic situation.

  French officials have announced the strengthening of surveillance in 20 provinces with severe COVID-19, including 8 provinces in the Paris region, 3 provinces in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, and the northern provinces, the Pas-de-Calais, and the Moselle. Wait.

At present, the incidence of new crowns in four provinces, including Aisne and Hautes-Alpes, has also exceeded the alert threshold, and may also be included in the list of provinces that need to be monitored.

  According to a poll published on the 3rd by French TV station BFM, most people do not support the continued tightening of control measures.

At present, the curfew is still in effect. 65% of the interviewees are opposed to the implementation of the curfew at the same time as the new "closed city" on weekends, and 53% of the interviewees are opposed to the continued implementation of the curfew.

Polls also show that 58% of respondents still believe that France will implement a nationwide "city closure" in the next few weeks.

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