This large outcome represents a record high of new infections with the virus, and a worrying jump in the epidemiological index, as France recorded about 180,000 infections on Tuesday.
The number of general injuries recorded in the country, since the emergence of the epidemic, has crossed the threshold of 9 million, and the number of deaths, including more than 123 thousand.
The French health authorities indicated that the number of injured people in intensive care rooms in hospitals rose from tens to thousands, following this epidemic wave.
Health experts attribute this epidemiological explosion in France and other countries of the European continent to the crowds and influx of tourists caused by the holidays and the end of the New Year, despite attempts to strengthen prevention measures and social distancing, which they see as not sufficient to control the spread of the virus, especially its new mutant “Omicron”. .
Commenting on the epidemic outbreak that European countries are witnessing on New Year’s Eve, the health expert, Zamo Bakhtiar, said in a statement to “Sky News Arabia”: “France and other countries are witnessing new and harsh waves of the epidemic, and they are faced with very complex and difficult choices, as they overlap Health considerations contrast sharply with the economy, especially since the disastrous economic consequences of the general closure policies, stopping the flow of tourists and restricting the movement of travel, result in huge costs for the national economies in those countries during the festive season.
Bakhtiar added: “Despite all this, curbing the spread of the elusive and deadly virus remains the most important and should override all other considerations, but Paris apparently decided not to impose very strict measures, taking into account the economic and social considerations that we talked about earlier.”
For his part, the researcher and expert in European affairs, Maher Al-Hamdani, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “There is also media exaggeration regarding the current epidemic wave in France and throughout Europe. The prevalent is the continuation of public life and not returning to the first complete closure and quarantine box, and the focus is primarily on proceeding with vaccinations and enhanced doses, and adhering to the rules of healthy behavior in the face of the virus, by wearing masks, avoiding crowded closed places, and practicing social distancing as much as possible.
Thus, for the second year in a row, the new Corona epidemic is disturbing the joy of holiday celebrations and the end of the New Year in Europe and around the world, due to fears of a wider spread of the virus due to gatherings.
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