Original title: France confirmed more than 3.1 million cases, the official said the mutant virus is spreading at a significant speed
On the 27th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 3.1 million. French officials said on the same day that the mutated new coronavirus is spreading at a significant rate in France, and current control measures, including the extension of the curfew, cannot fully contain the deterioration of the epidemic.
According to official epidemic data released that night, France added 26,916 confirmed cases in a single day on the 27th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3.1 million, reaching 3,106,859. The number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in France is 74,456, with 350 new deaths. The number of inpatients with the new crown in France is now 27,169, an increase of 128 from the previous day; the number of severely ill patients is now 3107, an increase of 26 from the previous day.
French government spokesman Attar held a press conference on the 27th to inform the situation of the epidemic. He believes that the situation of the epidemic is very worrying. The mutated new coronavirus is spreading at a significant speed, and it seems impossible to maintain the current control measures.
The French health department has released preliminary survey data on the spread of the mutant virus in the Greater Paris area. After studying more than 1,000 confirmed cases of infection in the Greater Paris area from January 11 to 21, it was found that 9.4% of them were infected with the mutant virus.
The report of the French newspaper Le Figaro that day expressed concern about the prospect of the epidemic. The report believes that the current spread of the mutant virus indicates that the number of confirmed infected patients in the greater Paris area may “significantly increase” in the next few weeks.
Attar revealed that the measures to extend the curfew period have been implemented for nearly two weeks and are “relatively effective” in containing the epidemic. The French government is studying a variety of epidemic response plans, including implementing a very strict “cities lockdown.” He also stated that France plans to continue to strengthen border epidemic prevention and control, including strengthening EU external border controls and penalizing airlines that fail to comply with official measures.
The Cannes Film Festival Organizing Committee stated on the 27th that due to the epidemic, the 74th Cannes Film Festival, originally scheduled to be held in May, is currently scheduled to be postponed to July. (Reporter Li Yang)
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