China News Service, Paris, March 26 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 26th local time, a total of 4.46 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France.
French officials announced on the same day that they will strengthen their control of stations, airports and other places in order to prevent "unreasonable" cross-regional travel.
According to the official epidemic data released that night, France added 41,869 new confirmed cases on the 26th. This is the second consecutive day that France has more than 40,000 new confirmed cases in a single day. The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 4,465,956; the cumulative number of deaths is now 94,275. There were 897 new deaths; the number of inpatients with the new crown in France increased to 27,242, and the number of critically ill patients increased to 4,766.
The epidemic in the Paris Region is still getting worse.
The latest data from the Paris Region Health Bureau show that the incidence of new crowns in the region has increased to 592 new crowns per 100,000 inhabitants, the number of hospitalized patients in the region has increased to 6,796, and the number of severely ill patients has increased to 1,407.
Some experts worry that the number of severely ill patients in the Paris Region may reach 2,000 in early April.
French officials announced on the 26th that in order to contain the epidemic, from that day onwards, it will strengthen control of stations, airports and highway toll gates, and will dispatch 90,000 police and military police to implement this measure.
According to the statement of the French Minister of the Interior Dalmanin, the measure is mainly aimed at 19 provinces that have implemented "closures", aiming to prevent "unreasonable" cross-regional travel.
In a related statement, the French Prime Minister's Office described the current official anti-epidemic work as a "race against time".
French Prime Minister Castay convened a meeting between the governors and the heads of the health bureaus of 19 provinces that have implemented the "closure" to discuss the response to the epidemic, saying that the epidemic situation in the next few weeks will be difficult.
French Minister of Education Blanche stated that the 19 provinces that have implemented the "closure of the city" will strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic in schools. If a virus infection occurs in a class of the school, the class will be suspended.
In addition, high school classes will increase the distance between students.
German officials classified France as a "high-risk area" for new coronavirus infections.
French Foreign Minister Le Drian confirmed on the 26th that Germany will enforce virus testing on people from France.
France and Germany are discussing measures to prevent and control border personnel.
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