Minister: unprecedented increase in corona infections in France | Abroad

That means that in a week, the spread of the coronavirus has increased by about 150 percent, Veran said in parliament. According to him, this has not happened during the entire corona crisis: “Not with the original shape, and not with the British, South African or Brazilian variant.” With so many new infections in one day, France is back to the level of mid-May.

The minister emphasizes that there is only one weapon, which is vaccination: “It is no longer the time to doubt and hesitate, it is time for collective immunity. That is our common responsibility and the only way to get rid of the coronavirus once and for all.”

Veran spoke in the run-up to a debate about new corona measures, such as a mandatory vaccination for healthcare staff and a corona pass (vaccinated, negative test or cured) for, for example, a restaurant or cinema. On Saturday, an estimated 100,000 people demonstrated against the proposed tightening.

By the end of July, 40 million French people must have received their first corona jab, which is earlier than the initial date at the end of August. 30.8 million French people have now been fully vaccinated, almost half of the 67 million inhabitants.

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