(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) The outbreak in the Paris region continues to worsen Macron said that response measures will be decided in the next few days
China News Agency, Paris, March 15 (Reporter Li Yang) The new crown pneumonia epidemic in the Paris region is continuing to worsen.
French President Macron said on the 15th that measures to deal with the epidemic will be decided in the next few days.
The latest epidemic data indicators in the Paris Region show that the local epidemic situation is very serious.
The incidence of new crowns in the Paris Region was 404 people infected with new crowns per 100,000 residents on the 15th. This data exceeded the alert threshold set by French Prime Minister Castel for the Paris Region the day before.
At the same time, the pressure on the medical system in the Paris region continues to increase.
According to data released by the Paris Region Health Bureau, the number of severely ill patients with new coronary disease in the region has increased to 1,152, which is higher than the peak number recorded during the second wave of the epidemic in November last year.
Many experts in the field of healthcare have warned that the saturation of the healthcare system will make the fight against the epidemic difficult.
RTL TV station quoted experts’ opinions and reported that the measures to transfer critically ill patients in the Paris region to other places may not have much effect on alleviating the pressure on the medical system.
Macron said on the same day that he would decide on the epidemic response measures in the next few days to curb the further spread of the virus.
He said that when the first anniversary of the first "closed city" in France is approaching, many things have "changed", such as the use of the new crown vaccine. Therefore, the social and psychological factors of the people should be considered before taking countermeasures.
Macron still believes that it is currently necessary to formulate different countermeasures according to the epidemic situation in different regions.
He continued to emphasize the need to protect vulnerable groups and ensure the operation of the medical system. At the same time, he should try his best to protect the lives of the people by allowing the continued operation of society and the economy.
In addition, Macron stated that France will suspend vaccination of AstraZeneca and decide whether to resume vaccination after the EU drug regulatory agency has given advice on the safety of AstraZeneca's vaccine.
France, Spain, Germany and many other EU countries decided to suspend vaccination against AstraZeneca on the same day.
The French Ministry of Health said that France had a total of 4,078,133 confirmed cases on the 15th, and a total of 90,788 deaths; the number of inpatients with the new crown in France increased to 25,469, and the number of severely ill patients increased to 4,219.
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