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The Paris administration announced on Wednesday the restoration of a state of health emergency in France as of October 17, but President Emmanuel Macron assured that the authorities have not lost control over the coronavirus epidemic. Meanwhile, the UK is announcing a 40% increase in new coronavirus infection cases in a week, Mediafax writes.
Health emergency, reinstated in France
“In the context of its spread throughout the national territory, the Covid-19 epidemic represents a health catastrophe that endangers, by its nature and severity, the health of the population. It is justified to declare a state of health emergency, in order to apply measures proportionate to medical risks, ”said the Government of Jean Castex, according to the newspaper Le Figaro.
France lifted the state of health emergency in July.
“I did not lose control. We are in a worrying situation, which shows that we cannot be inactive, but we must not panic either. I learned from the first epidemic wave. We had 30,000 victims and since then another 2,000 victims. The virus is back. We are here. in what is often called the second epidemic wave, and this is across Europe, “said Emmanuel Macron.
“But I did not lose control. But the emergency services, the hospital services are in a more worrying situation than before,” explained the president of France.
Emmanuel Macron confirmed that traffic restrictions will be imposed between 21:00 and 6:00 in the Ile-de-France region, including Paris, and other metropolises: Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Rouen, Toulouse. and Montpellier. The restrictions will last four weeks. “Night traffic bans are a relevant measure. It would be disproportionate to reintroduce total restrictions throughout the country,” argued Emmanuel Macron.
“The restrictions will last four weeks and we will go to Parliament to extend them until December 1. Six weeks is the time interval that seems useful to us, ”the French head of state also declared.
Emmanuel Macron says that anyone who violates the traffic restrictions to be imposed in France’s big cities will be fined 135 euros (158.61 pounds), Reuters reports, cited by Agerpres.
Covid-19 cases in the UK jumped 40% in a week
Covid-19 cases rose 40 percent in the UK in a week, with health officials announcing 19,724 new infections and 137 deaths in the past 24 hours on Wednesday.
The UK reported another 137 coronavirus deaths, reaching 43,155, according to Wednesday’s official balance.
The number of positive cases reported in the last 24 hours was 19,724, up from 17,234 on Tuesday.
This brings the total number of cases in the UK to 654,644.
In parts of England, new restrictions have been placed on the three-tier local quarantine system announced by the British government, and Northern Ireland will begin a four-week “circuit” quarantine.
Publisher: Liviu Cojan
