In France, the infection of the mutated new coronavirus has spread and the medical system has become tight, and from the night of the 3rd, the third restriction on going out nationwide began.
In France, the transmission of the mutant virus confirmed in the United Kingdom has spread, and the number of infected people per day has risen to nearly 60,000, and more than 5,200 people are treated in the intensive care unit, which exceeded the peak last fall. The medical system is tight, such as receiving it.
For this reason, the French government has expanded the measures taken in Paris and the northern regions to restrict the outing of residents and the business of retail stores throughout the country from the night of the 3rd.
It is said that the restrictions on going out nationwide will be the third time following last spring and autumn, and will be applied for four weeks.
In addition, from the beginning of the week, the school will be closed, which has not been implemented as a "last resort", and face-to-face classes will not be held for three weeks.
However, unlike the past two outing restrictions, you are free to move within 10 kilometers from your home during the day, and in Paris, where outing restrictions have been enforced since mid-March, the number of people has hardly decreased, so this time Some have questioned whether the measures could control the infection.
In addition to increasing the number of beds in the intensive care unit from the current 7,000 to more than 10,000, President Macron will accelerate vaccination by setting up large venues for vaccination in various places to stop the spread of infection. I want to call.