China News Agency, Paris, March 15 (Reporter Li Yang) In France, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day on the 15th exceeded 100,000 again.

The latest official report calls on all sectors of society not to take the epidemic lightly.

  The number of new confirmed cases in France continues to rise.

According to official French data, there were 116,618 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 15th, which was more than 100,000 new confirmed cases in a single day in a month; this number increased by 25% compared with the same period last week; The number of newly confirmed cases rose to nearly 70,000, a 27% increase from the same period last week.

  The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is now 23,649,615; the cumulative number of deaths is now 140,440, with 146 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.

  French BFM TV reported on the 15th that the concentration of the new coronavirus in the urban wastewater of Marseille, an important city in southern France, is on the rise, especially in the last week. Branches gradually spread in urban areas.

  The latest report issued by France's official scientific committee for responding to the epidemic warned that the epidemic is still not over, especially that European countries are currently generally concerned about the situation in Ukraine, and the public's attention to the epidemic has declined.

The report calls on all sectors of society not to take the epidemic lightly.

  The report analyzes the reasons for the continued rise in newly confirmed cases in France, including the winter climate, the start of the new school year, the decline of people's immunity, and the impact of the BA.2 evolutionary branch of the Omicron strain. factors play a greater role.

  The report also warned that hospitalizations could increase in the coming weeks, re-emphasizing the need for older and immunocompromised people to continue to maintain protective measures such as wearing masks.

France lifted most of the epidemic prevention restrictions on the 14th and launched the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine from the same day.

  The fourth dose of the new crown vaccine in France is currently in the elderly population over 80 years old and the immunocompromised vulnerable population.

The report recommends further expansion of vaccination coverage to people over 65 to ensure vaccine efficacy.

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