(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeds 7.82 million, and 9 cases of Omi Kiron strain infection have been confirmed

  China News Agency, Paris, December 3 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 3rd local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 7.82 million.

France has now confirmed 9 cases of infection with the Omi Keron strain of the new crown virus variant.

  Official French data show that there were 49,858 newly confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 3rd, and the total number of confirmed cases was 7,823,388.

The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 119444, with 114 new deaths.

The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France is now 11103; the number of severely ill patients is 2058.

  The French Ministry of Health said on the same day that 9 cases of Omi Keron strain infection have been confirmed, and the infected patients are all related to travel to Africa.

The health department speculates that the Omi Keron strain may have been circulating in France for several weeks, and there are likely to be more confirmed cases in the future.

  According to data analysis, the current fifth wave of the epidemic in France may reach its peak in late January next year, which may put new pressure on the medical system by then.

The incidence of new crowns in France continues to rise, and has now risen to 343 infections per 100,000 residents, an increase of 60% over the previous week.

  French President Macron, who is visiting the United Arab Emirates, said when talking about the response to the epidemic, that the fifth wave of the epidemic has arrived and that the new crown vaccination must be continued, and social distancing and other epidemic prevention measures must be observed.

He said that he would evaluate the epidemic response policy based on the actual situation.

  French government spokesman Attar confirmed on the 3rd that flights to and from southern Africa will be resumed on the 4th, and the first flight after the resumption will arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at 9:25 pm on the 4th.

Attar said that the relevant flights will be strictly monitored, and only French or EU citizens, diplomats and seafarers can take the relevant flights to France.

  According to French official data, 52.05 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 77.2% of the French population; 50.96 million people have completed two doses, accounting for 75.6% of the French population; 9.24 million people have been vaccinated The third dose of vaccine.

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