(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 5.4 million confirmed cases in France officially announce preliminary plans for "unblocking"
China News Agency, Paris, April 22 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 22nd local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 5.4 million.
French officials announced the initial plan for "unblocking" on the same day and said they will continue to accelerate the progress of new crown vaccination.
Epidemic data from the French Ministry of Health showed that 34,318 new cases were confirmed in a single day in France on the 22nd, with a total of 5,408,606 confirmed cases.
The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 102,164, with 283 new deaths.
The number of inpatients with the new crown in France is now 30,634, and the number of critically ill patients is now 5,981.
French Prime Minister Castel held a press conference on the 22nd to inform the situation of the epidemic and announce the preliminary plan for "unblocking" on behalf of the government.
When talking about the current epidemic, Castel believes that the peak of the third wave of the epidemic "seems to have passed", and the number of infected people has declined in the past 10 days.
However, Castel also warned that the public should remain vigilant against the epidemic, especially the mutated new crown virus continues to spread, the incidence of new crowns in some places is still high, the medical system is still under great pressure, and the number of patients in the intensive care unit continues to be high.
Castel announced a preliminary plan for "unblocking", confirming that travel restrictions will be relaxed from May 3, and the travel restrictions within a radius of 10 kilometers from the residence will be cancelled; some stores will be reopened based on health conditions from mid-May. Cultural and sports venues and restaurant terraces.
Castel said that the government is considering to gradually open the above-mentioned public places from areas with low virus infection rates.
He did not announce the specific time when the above-mentioned premises will reopen.
At present, most non-essential shops, catering and cultural places are still closed, and many practitioners and commercial organizations have appealed to the government to resume business as soon as possible.
When talking about vaccination, Castel said that he would continue to speed up the vaccination schedule.
By this weekend, 14 million French people can get at least one dose of vaccine.
He called on the public to actively vaccinate AstraZeneca.
In addition, it is possible to start vaccination for obese people from mid-May.
French Interior Minister Dalmanin stated at the press conference that France will continue to strengthen immigration control. Starting from the 24th of this month, it will strengthen epidemic prevention and supervision for all immigrants from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, and India. Will be quarantined.
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