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Despite the rise in COVID-19 cases, President Emmanuel Macron’s administration has so far not announced a new national lockout, opting instead to tighten measures locally in hard-hit cities. like Nice and Dunkirk, but Paris has been saved so far.
“I urge everyone, and especially those living in the capital, to be extra careful, wear the mask and respect social distance. It is the aim is to reduce the pressure on the hospital system, “Castex said during a hospital visit.
The number of people with COVID-19 in intensive care units on Friday exceeded 4,000 for the first time since November 26, with nearly 1,100 COVID-19 patients in ICUs in the Paris area alone.
In Paris and the surrounding area, health care managers say the intensive care units are close to overloaded.
Castex said the vaccination campaign would take place in the Ile-de-France region around Paris this weekend, with an additional 25,000 doses delivered.
The French vaccination program is hampered by logical bottles and delivery problems from vaccine manufacturers, but Castex said the campaign was accelerating, with 320,326 beats administered on Friday, a new record.
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(REUTERS)