Pandemic continues to spread in Europe, French government says it will not lift blockade
On the morning of the 18th local time, the French government held a national defense meeting on Coronavirus Pandemic. French government spokesman Attar said at a post-conference press conference that after the second blockade measures expire on December 1, the government will adjust policies based on the epidemic, but will not lift the blockade measures.
According to data released by the French Public Health Agency on the evening of the 18th, as of 14:00 on the same day, France had 28,383 new cases of Coronavirus Pandemic in 24 hours, and a total of 2,065,138 confirmed cases. There were 46,698 deaths. The number of hospitalized patients and the number of severely ill patients continued to decrease, and the proportion of positive results for the new coronavirus has also declined in the past seven days.
The French government held a national defense meeting on Coronavirus Pandemic on the morning of the 18th. At a post-conference press conference, government spokesman Attar said that France is far from defeating the virus. After the second lockdown measures expire on December 1, the government will adjust policies based on the epidemic, but the lockdown measures will not be lifted.
The Spanish Ministry of Health agrees to conduct rapid antigen testing in all regions
The latest official data from the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 18th showed that there were 7090 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Pandemic in Spain within 24 hours, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 1,525,341, and the cumulative number of deaths was 42,039.
The Spanish Minister of Health, Salvador Ilia, said on the 18th that the incidence of Coronavirus Pandemic in Spain in the past 14 days was about 453 cases per 100,000 residents, and the number of deaths was still at a high level. Coronavirus Pandemic is still worrying. Ilya agreed to implement rapid antigen testing for residents in pharmacies in all regions, but they need to put forward detailed plans for antigen testing and require careful testing to reduce deviations in test results.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus Pandemic in Italy exceeds 1.27 million
On the 18th local time, the latest statistics released by the Italian Ministry of Health showed that there were 34,283 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Pandemic in Italy within 24 hours, and a total of 1,272,352; 753 new deaths and a total of 47,217 deaths; among the existing 743,168 confirmed cases, There are 3670 severe cases. The Italian regional health service agency issued a warning that the national occupancy rate of intensive care units reached 42%, and most regions exceeded the 30% warning level.