(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) France Lifts Most Epidemic Prevention Restrictions and Starts Fourth Dose of Vaccination
China News Agency, Paris, March 14 (Reporter Li Yang) On March 14, local time, France lifted most of the epidemic prevention restrictions, and France began the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on the same day.
According to the official arrangement of France, the French vaccine pass measures have been cancelled since the 14th, and the vaccine pass is not required to enter the dining and cultural venues; most indoor venues in France will no longer be required to wear masks from the same day.
Officials still require people to wear masks only on public transport and medical institutions.
The French Ministry of Health still recommends that the elderly and immunocompromised vulnerable people should continue to wear masks in indoor public places; contacts of people infected with the virus, those with symptoms and medical staff should also keep wearing masks.
According to the information released by the French Ministry of Labor, the company's internal epidemic prevention policy will be left to the company's discretion from the 14th; it is still necessary for commercial premises to continue to abide by basic hygiene and epidemic prevention rules, such as washing hands, cleaning and ventilating the premises.
The number of new confirmed cases in France continues to rise.
According to official French data, there were 18,853 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 14th, an increase of 30% compared with the same period last week; the average number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in France continues to rise to about 65,000, an increase compared with the same period last week. 25%.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is now 23,532,997; the cumulative number of deaths is now 140,294, with 185 new deaths.
The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France is now 20,925; the number of critically ill patients is now 1,826.
The French Covid-19 rate now stands at 655 infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
Some epidemic prevention experts are cautious about the cancellation of most epidemic prevention control measures in France, and believe that the public should continue to pay attention to protection, especially the current number of infected cases is rebounding.
The reporter saw on the Paris subway that day that most people were still wearing masks.
France has launched the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on the 14th, covering the elderly over 80 years old and vulnerable people with low immune function.
There are currently no official plans to give a fourth dose of the vaccine to other age groups.
Regarding whether the fourth dose of the vaccine may be administered to everyone in France in the future, the Parisian newspaper quoted the analysis of epidemic prevention experts that it is still too early to promote the fourth dose of the vaccine to young people; official medical institutions also do not recommend young people. Phase IV vaccination.
According to data released by the French Ministry of Health on the 14th, 54.25 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for about 80.5% of the French population; 53.32 million people have completed two doses, accounting for about 79.1% of the French population; 39.3 million people received the third dose of the vaccine.
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