Martinique will implement a tighter lockdown as the epidemic continues to worsen

Source: CCTV news client

On August 9, local time, the chief executive of the French overseas province of Martinique announced that in order to strengthen the response to the current fourth wave of the new crown epidemic, the province will implement stricter lockdown measures from 19:00 the next day.

On July 30, local time, Martinique has taken some lockdown measures, but it has not been able to prevent the continuous deterioration of the epidemic.

Martinique is planned to keep only the necessities of life open for at least the next three weeks; people must show the necessary proof when they go more than 1 kilometer away from home; and both the public and private sectors will give priority to organizing remote work. In addition, resorts including beaches will also be closed.

According to the data released by the local health department on the 9th, from August 7 to August 8, there were 563 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Martinique and 11 new deaths. In the past seven days, martinique has contracted 1,166 covid-100,000 people per 100,000 people. (Reporter Zou Heyi)