France announces withdrawal from acute phase of COVID-19 epidemic

The incidence of COVID-19 in France has decreased significantly, and the country is gradually emerging from the acute phase of the epidemic, Report informs citing TASS that Gabriel Attal, the official representative of the French government, told a briefing following a meeting of the Council of Ministers.

The government spokesman said that the incidence of COVID-19 has dropped by a third over the past week. He also announced a decrease in the number of patients with coronavirus in hospitals, including in intensive care units.

Against the backdrop of improving the sanitary situation, the authorities are gradually easing coronavirus restrictions and since Monday, in particular, the mask regime has been abolished indoors, where a vaccine pass is required before entering. At the same time, he could not answer the question of whether the government confirms the previously announced plan to abandon the vaccine pass by mid-March.

According to the National Public Health Agency on March 1, about 79,800 infected people were detected in 24 hours. The incidence has dropped to 590 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while a couple of weeks ago it was twice as high. To date, 53.2 million people have completed the full course of vaccination in the country, and 39 million French people have received a booster dose.