France’s COVID-19 Counterattack in Europe, Overall Situation Not Optimistic-BBC News



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France has recently experienced a sharp rise in the new corona epidemic, especially among young people.Image copyright
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France has recently seen a sharp rise in the new corona epidemic, especially among the young.

France has recently countered the new corona epidemic. In mid-September 2020, there was an epidemic in which more than 10,000 new cases were diagnosed in a single day, and it is still on the rise.

The number of hospitalized and intensive care patients is also increasing due to the new crown.

Therefore, a group of French doctors published a column in Le Journal du Dimanche on Sunday, urging people to avoid private meetings to prevent further infection.

The article reminds people that the smaller the room, the more people there are, the poorer the air circulation, and the greater the risk of infection.

Since June, the number of new coronavirus infections in France has risen across all age groups, but French officials say the increase in cases is particularly severe among young people.

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According to data from France on Saturday (September 12), there were 10,561 new cases of new corona in a single day, and almost 2,500 hospitalized patients, a sharp increase from the previous day.

Among them, more than 400 people still need to enter the intensive care unit for treatment, and the number of critically ill patients also increased from the previous day.

In addition, 17 people died.

The total number of deaths from the new crown in France has exceeded 30,000, and it currently ranks seventh in the world with the highest number of deaths from the new crown.

At present, France has designated areas where the virus has spread most severely as “red epidemic areas” and has imposed strict restrictions on parties in these 42 areas, requiring people to strictly adhere to regulations on use. of masks.

These areas include Paris, Lyon, and almost all areas along the Mediterranean coast.

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Paris stipulates that masks must be worn in public places.

At the same time, the organizers of this year’s Tour de France declared that local spectators are prohibited from watching the race when the cycling race enters the red zone of the epidemic.

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France is not the only country in Europe that has responded to the epidemic.

In September, countries like the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and Spain also saw a significant increase in new crown boxes.

The number of new confirmed cases in the UK on Saturday was close to 3,500, the highest since mid-May.

Starting next Monday (September 14), in England, Scotland and most of the UK, small gatherings of up to 6 people are allowed, either indoors or outdoors.

At the same time, the number of new cases in a single day in Spain last Thursday (September 10) exceeded 10,000, but the Spanish Ministry of Health said that current new cases have stabilized.

Spain used to be the country with the highest number of new crown cases in Europe.

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