(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is nearly 6.8 million, and the majority of French people support mandatory vaccination
China News Agency, Paris, September 2 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 2nd local time, a total of nearly 6.8 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France.
The poll results announced that day showed that most French people support mandatory vaccination measures.
According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health, there were 15,911 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 2nd, and the total number of confirmed cases was 6,799,240.
The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 114,680, with 104 new deaths.
The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France is now 10934, and the number of severely ill patients is 2,275.
French President Macron stated in Marseilles on the 2nd that if the epidemic continues in the next few weeks, it is not ruled out that the measures to verify health passes will be extended beyond November 15.
He said that for the areas most severely affected by the epidemic, there is still the possibility of continuing to take relevant anti-epidemic measures.
France starts the new school year this week.
French government spokesman Attar said that the beginning of the new school year may have an impact on epidemic prevention.
He said that the government will try its best to ensure that students welcome the new school year as normal, and will work hard to keep the school open to students.
The results of a poll released by French TV station BFM that day showed that most French people support mandatory vaccination measures.
78% of respondents support that medical staff in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other institutions should be compulsory vaccination; 74% of respondents support that teachers should be compulsory vaccination; 75% of respondents support that police should be compulsory vaccination .
The poll also showed that 67% of the respondents support that all people should be compulsory vaccinated, which is an increase of 6 percentage points from the previous week; 35% of the respondents said they "very support" the mandatory vaccination of all people.
Regarding the epidemic prevention measures adopted by schools in the new school year, 39% of the respondents believe that the relevant epidemic prevention measures are appropriate, and 23% of the respondents believe that the relevant measures are still not strict enough.
According to French official data, 48.87 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 72.5% of the French population; 44.83 million people have completed two doses, accounting for 66.5% of the French population.
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