(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) France newly diagnosed more than 50,000 in a single day, the third wave of epidemic peaks may come in the next few days
China News Agency, Paris, April 1st (Reporter Li Yang) On the 1st local time, more than 50,000 new cases of new coronary pneumonia in France were confirmed in a single day.
On the same day, the French Minister of Health predicted that the third wave of the epidemic in France may come in the next few days.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health, 50,659 newly confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 1st, once again hitting a new high of newly confirmed cases in a single day since November last year.
The total number of confirmed cases in France rose to 4695082.
The cumulative number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is now 95,980, with 340 new deaths.
At present, the number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France has increased to 28,581, and the number of critically ill patients has increased to 5,109.
On the same day, French Minister of Health Vilan predicted that the third wave of the epidemic in France may come "in the next 7 to 10 days", but the peak of the number of severely ill patients may not arrive until the end of this month.
Vilan stated that he will continue to increase the number of intensive care beds, especially to ensure the provision of necessary services for critically ill patients in the Paris region.
He said that the situation of the epidemic in April will be difficult, and he called on the public to abide by the epidemic prevention regulations so that they can "enjoy more freedom" in May.
The two houses of the French parliament debated on the government's new control measures against the new crown epidemic on the 1st. French Prime Minister Castel warned in a speech in parliament that day that the third wave of the epidemic that France is currently facing is serious.
He said that in the past two weeks, the number of new confirmed cases in France has continued to increase. The current daily average number of new confirmed cases has reached 38,000, and the proportion of young patients is also rising.
Castel announced that in order to curb the epidemic, drinking in outdoor public places will be banned throughout the law, and people should avoid cross-regional travel during the upcoming Easter weekend.
French President Macron announced the day before that the entire territory of France will be "closed" and schools will be closed for three weeks.
Both houses of the French parliament voted and passed the new control measures later that day. The National Assembly (the lower house of parliament) voted 348 in favor and 9 against; the Senate voted 39 in favor and 2 against.
Many opposition members in both houses of parliament boycotted the vote.
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