(Fighting new crown pneumonia) France newly diagnosed 38,000 in a single day Macron pays attention to the status of the Paris region's medical system
China News Agency, Paris, March 17 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 17th local time, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France reached 38,000 in a single day.
French President Macron is concerned about the medical system in the Paris region, and he went to the local hospital for inspection on the same day.
According to the official epidemic data released that evening, 38,501 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 17th, once again hitting a new high of new confirmed cases in a single day since November last year.
The total number of confirmed cases in France rose to 4,146,609.
The cumulative number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 91,442, with 246 new deaths.
At present, 25314 patients are hospitalized in France and 4,219 are critically ill patients.
French President Macron is concerned about the tremendous pressure facing the Paris region's medical system.
On the afternoon of the 17th, he visited the Poissy Medical Center in Yvelines, Paris Region, and talked with the medical staff on duty in the intensive care unit of the hospital.
He said that officials will make "pragmatic and appropriate decisions" in response to the epidemic.
Macron expressed his gratitude to the medical staff, saying that they have been persevering and doing outstanding work for more than a year.
He said that when medical staff are fully mobilized, they will ensure that the fight against the epidemic will continue.
During the inspection, Macron focused on understanding the current medical system, especially the problems facing the intensive care unit.
Macron presided over the epidemic response meeting on the morning of the 17th.
French government spokesman Attar said after the meeting that the French government will implement stricter restrictions on some areas starting this weekend to curb the further spread of the epidemic.
As the epidemic situation in the Paris region continues to worsen and the medical system is facing saturation, Attar revealed that the government is basically inclined to think that the Paris region should implement some form of "closure", and the specific details are still being discussed.
According to the news from the French TV station BFM, there are currently two "closure" programs in the Paris region, one is the weekend "closure"; the other is a complete "closure" that lasts at least one week.
The head of the Paris public hospital warned that the new crown virus is spreading in Paris and surrounding areas, and the spread has not been controlled.
He believes that Paris’s weekend "closure of the city" is not enough to curb the spread of the virus, and he suggested that stricter control measures should be adopted.
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