More than 18,000 new confirmed cases in France in a single day, the French Prime Minister warns the country will face a difficult time
China News Agency, Paris, July 20 (Reporter Li Yang) The number of newly confirmed cases in France exceeded 18,000 in a single day on the 20th. French Prime Minister Castay warned that the country will face a difficult time.
According to the epidemic data released by French officials on the evening of the 20th, 18,181 newly confirmed cases were newly confirmed in a single day in France on the 20th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is now 5,900,62. The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 111,525, with 33 new deaths.
French Minister of Health, Villan, was “shocked” by the latest outbreak data in France. He said that none of the previously circulated strains of the new coronavirus mutation spread as quickly as the Delta strain. He said that he had previously thought that the number of new confirmed cases in a single day at the end of July would reach 15,000, but now it has reached 18,000. He also believes that if there is currently no new crown vaccine for use, it will not only face the “fourth wave of epidemic”, but the “epidemic tsunami.”
French Prime Minister Castel delivered a speech at the National Assembly on the 20th, warning that the country will face a difficult time. The French government submitted the latest bill to respond to the epidemic to the National Assembly for deliberation on the same day. Related bills include expanding the use of health passes and compulsory isolation of patients who have tested positive for the virus.
Castel pointed out that the government had previously set to achieve at least one dose of the new crown vaccine for 40 million people by the end of August. Now this goal can be achieved by the end of July. He said that there are currently 6 million doses of vaccines in France, and 4.5 million doses of vaccines can be delivered every week by the end of August.
Castel said that the number of infections will continue to increase in the future, so officials must take action and make the right decision. The French National Defense Council will hold a meeting on the response to the epidemic again on the 21st, and Castel plans to deliver a speech after the meeting.
The French Ministry of Health also once again called on the public to get the new crown vaccine as soon as possible. According to data released by the French Ministry of Health, 38.18 million people have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 56.6% of the French population; 31.31 million people have been fully vaccinated, accounting for 46.4% of the French population.
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