France should exceed 100,000 infections per day by the end of December
, due to the high level of propagation of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus: this is the warning launched today by the French Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
"We will probably exceed 100,000 infections per day by the end of the month," said the minister, interviewed by BFMTV-RMC.
The latest data published last night by Santé publique France speak of 72,832 new cases and in the streets of Paris, as Christmas approaches, queues in front of pharmacies and analysis laboratories multiply to carry out anti-Covid tests.
The Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown on Xi'an, a city of 13 million inhabitants
, capital of Shaanxi province, in central China, due to a Covid outbreak. With Beijing preparing to host the Winter Olympics in February next year, China is on high alert against Covid. The lockdown in Xi'an was decided after the discovery today of 52 new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 143. The Chinese metropolis has started testing all its 13 million inhabitants. "You can only go out one person at a time every two days to buy basic necessities," the city authorities said on his official Weibo account. Residents "cannot leave the city unless necessary". Long-distance bus stations have been closed and authorities have set up checkpoints on highways outside Xi'an.government warnings say. According to the VariFlight flight tracker, more than 85% of flights to and from the city's main airport have been canceled. All activities in the outdoor parks have been suspended, while the museum that houses the famous terracotta army, the mausoleum of the first Chinese emperor 2,000 years ago, has been closed until further notice.