In France, the number of new coronavirus infections per day reached a record high of over 170,000.
The French government has decided to further strengthen its measures, such as accelerating vaccination and making telework mandatory.
According to the French government, 179,807 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed on the 28th.
The highest number so far was 104,611, announced on December 25, an increase of 1.7 times.
Experts point out that the increase is due to the rapid spread of highly infectious Omicron strains and the increasing number of people being tested for the new corona before meeting their families on Christmas holidays. doing.
In response to the rapid spread of the infection, the French government passed a bill on December 27, which requires the presentation of vaccination proof when using restaurants to accelerate vaccination, and the law is January 15. It is expected to come into effect from the day.
In addition, we will further strengthen measures such as requiring companies and employees who can work in remote locations to perform telework for three weeks from January 3rd, at least three days a week.