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The situation of ‘COVID-19 mutation’ outbreak in France ‘Worrying’

PARIS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) – On Thursday (Feb. 11), French Minister of Health Olivier Weihon. It revealed that the ongoing outbreak of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), a mutant found in the UK, South Africa and Brazil was “worrisome”.

Currently, patients infected with the virus Mutant Which was found for the first time in the UK 25 percent of the total number of test positive cases in France. Increased from 15 percent of the previous week, while 4-5 percent of new patients were infected with the virus. A mutant found in Brazil and South Africa.

In the past four days, France has detected COVID-19 cases. Infected with the virus A total of 300 mutants found in South Africa and Brazil in the eastern Mozal region. Which indicates that “The situation is worrisome”

“We have not yet been able to find an explanation for the spread of the virus. It can be mutated, ”Wehong said, adding that the new patients were not associated with cluster infection.

We Hong confirmed that the current incorporation restrictions. “Allows us to slow down the spread of the virus. Mutant (First seen in the UK) including the epidemic as a whole ”and there is no need to implement nationwide lockdown measures.

Number of COVID-19 cases France’s cumulative total hit 3.4 million as of Thursday (Feb. 11) after 21,063 more positive cases were seen over a 24-hour period, down from 25,387 on Wednesday (Feb. 10). ), While there were 360 ​​more deaths, bringing the total to 80,803.

During the same period, there were 454 additional hospitalizations, resulting in a total of 27,007 hospitalizations, of which 3,337 were in intensive care units, an increase of 18.

The ministry reported that France had vaccinated the first dose of 2,135,333 people, accounting for 3.2 percent of the total population. When counting to Thursday (Feb. 11)


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