(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) France further relaxes epidemic prevention measures and most indoor places no longer compulsorily wear masks
China News Agency, Paris, February 28 (Reporter Li Yang) From February 28, local time, France has further relaxed epidemic prevention measures, and most indoor places will no longer be required to wear masks.
According to official French arrangements, since February 28, it is no longer mandatory to wear masks in indoor places that require a vaccine pass to enter. These indoor places include restaurants, cafes and other catering establishments as well as museums, cinemas and other cultural venues.
However, a valid vaccine pass is still required to enter the above-mentioned places.
The French Ministry of Health reminded the public that relaxing epidemic prevention measures does not mean relaxing their vigilance against the virus; vulnerable groups still must guard against infection.
In addition, people must still wear masks when taking public transportation, going to hospitals and other places.
The avatar used by French President Emmanuel Macron on social media was changed on the same day, from one with a mask to one without a mask.
Macron also did not wear a mask at many events that day.
Reports from the French "Parisian" and other media believe that Macron has used a mask-wearing avatar on social media for 17 months, and replacing it with a mask-less avatar shows that Macron no longer regards fighting the epidemic as his current main focus. , but shifted attention to focus issues such as the situation in Ukraine.
According to official French data, there were 13,483 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 28th, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 22,702,815.
The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 138,367, with 232 new deaths.
The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France is now 25,079, and the number of critically ill patients is now 2,456.
The data shows that the number of newly confirmed cases in France continues to fall, and the average number of newly confirmed cases in a single day has dropped from about 100,000 in mid-February to about 56,000 at present.
This week's one-day average of new confirmed cases fell by 30% compared to the previous week's figure.
The number of new hospitalized patients and the number of critically ill patients in a single day continued to decline.
According to the data of the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 28th, 54.19 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for about 80.4% of the French population; 53.21 million people have completed two doses of the vaccine, accounting for about 78.9% of the French population; 38.96 million people received the third dose of the vaccine.
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