PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered his country to re-block a month-old national closure aimed at preventing a developing tide of patients inflamed with the virus in French hospitals, but said some workplaces would remain open.
With more than 520 deaths recorded Tuesday, the French leader said friday’s move would be the only imaginable way to effectively combat COVID-19.
“We are overcome by the sudden acceleration of the virus,” he said in a nationwide televised speech. France “overdue for a moment. “
All non-essential restaurants, bars and businesses in France were closed as of Friday, and Macron said other people return to full-time remote paintings as much as possible, however, he said that factories, farms and structure sites can simply continue to operate. he said that unlike spring, this time the resthouses will remain open to visitors whenever possible, and cemeteries will be open so that others can hold a funeral in person.
The French government is expected to set all the main points of the new blockade on Thursday.
Macron said France needed to “suddenly slow down” the flow of the virus to the country’s most vulnerable. A stay-at-home order, similar to the March closure, had been the preferred solution for French scientists, but it had been a guessing game. in France if the president yielded to the votes or chose a more moderate path.
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“Nothing is more than human life,” Macron said, noting that France has lately one of the highest coronavirus rates in Europe.
French markets fell on Wednesday to the expectation of some kind of blockade, and economists warn that a full blockade may have a broader effect on Europe if other European countries affected by increased infections keep up. example of France.
Many French doctors have called for strict confinement, noting that 58% of the country’s broad care sets are now occupied by COVID patients and that doctors are under increasing pressure.
Dr Karim Debbat, head of extensive care at Joseph Imbert Hospital in the southern city of Arles, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his branch had no area due to an increase in the number of COVID patients.
While he said they were now more familiar with the virus than in the spring, some of the hospital’s non-emergency surgeries were canceled and there aren’t enough to deal with a genuine crisis.
“I’m like a coach without substitutes,” he said. We are walking the tightrope and, unfortunately, I do not believe that we will receive outside assistance, as all regions are affected and each and every hospital will remain its staff because we are all affected.
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The shown number of virus-related deaths in France to date is 35,785, the seventh in the world. France has been reporting tens of thousands of new infections a day for weeks and now records more than 380 new cases consistent with the week of 100,000 people. .
France experienced a buildup of infections during the summer, however, hospitalizations and deaths from the virus remained low, so the state of passage encouraged others to return to school and work. and curfews in recent weeks, but Macron said they weren’t working.
“We want others to” make the new closure work,” Macron said, calling for unity in the midst of a tense and turbulent year. “We’ll all get together. “
Daniel Cole contributed at Arles and Angela Charlton in Paris.