January 28, local time, French Health Minister Wei Lan held a press conference on the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.
Wei Lan said that the “curfew” measures currently implemented in France from 18:00 to 6 a.m.
the next day have had achieved their practical results, effectively avoiding further deterioration of the pandemic, thus stabilizing the pandemic situation in France.
On the other hand, Welland also said that because the coronavirus variant has spread in France, the curfew does not seem to be effective enough to curb the accelerated spread of the virus.
So far, 60% of the beds in major French hospitals have been occupied by coronavirus patients, and the pressure on medical institutions is increasing day by day.
Wei Lan also said that the French government has been doing its best to protect the health of the French people, taking into account the impact of the epidemic on people’s mental health, and will continue to work on it in the future.
It is reported that about 2,000 people infected with the novel coronavirus in France are infected by the novel coronavirus mutant every day.
As of January 27, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France has exceeded 3.1 million, reaching 31,106,859.