(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) France has newly diagnosed 147,000 cases in a single day. The epidemic situation in the Paris region is getting tighter
China News Agency, Paris, June 28 (Reporter Li Yang) On the 28th local time, there were 147,000 new confirmed cases of the new crown in France in a single day.
The Paris Region is currently one of the most active regions in France for the spread of the new coronavirus, and the epidemic situation is getting tighter.
According to official data released on the same day, there were 147,248 new confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 28th, an increase of 54.6% compared with the same period last week, setting a new high for newly confirmed cases in a single day in more than two months; The number of newly confirmed cases rose to nearly 80,000 again, the first time in more than two months.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is now 30,825,789; the cumulative number of deaths is now 149,443, with 37 new deaths.
The data show that the evolutionary branches BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 of the new coronavirus variant Omicron strain continue to spread rapidly in France.
The data also shows that the epidemic situation in the Paris region is tightening.
The incidence of Covid-19 is on the rise in all the provinces of the Paris region.
The Paris region has the highest incidence of new crowns in the French mainland, with 909 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, while the French new crown incidence rate is currently 693 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Several experts from the Paris health department believe that the current tightness of the epidemic situation in the Paris region is caused by the rapid spread of the evolutionary branch of the new coronavirus variant Omicron strain.
Experts called on the public to fulfill their personal responsibilities, and epidemic prevention should once again become part of people's daily lives; they also called on officials to resume corresponding epidemic prevention measures in a timely manner.
French Prime Minister Borne held a video conference on the 28th with the governors of French provinces and heads of health departments to discuss the current epidemic response.
She asked local authorities to encourage people to wear masks in crowded places and confined spaces, especially when using public transport.
She also called on people to wash their hands frequently, ventilate confined spaces regularly and self-isolate immediately if infected.
Borne also asked the public to check the schedule of vaccination against the new crown, especially the elderly over 60 years old and vulnerable groups, who must receive the fourth dose of the vaccine in time; French officials revealed that they will receive the recommended vaccination in the next few days. e-mail.
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