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March 28, 2020 UPDATE
March 28, 2020 UPDATE

, 28.03.2020, 19:24

Transport — The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis stated on Saturday that Romania was ready to cope with the pandemic after he visited the mobile military hospital set up near Bucharest. He underlined that after this crisis, which is going to last and get worse, the authorities will rigorously assess the situation of the entire hospital system in Romania and will take all the measures needed to equip hospitals so as to be able to face any situation, from epidemics to disasters. The president reiterated his appeal to the citizens to observe the measures adopted by the authorities. In another development, the plane of the Romanian Defense Ministry that made the 2nd transport of medical materials from South Korea has landed today in Bucharest. It brought 100 thousand pieces of protection equipment that was purchased by the Romanian state as part of the effort to combat the effects of the pandemic.



COVID-19 Romania — Latest figures regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania show 1452 infected people and 37 deaths, the latest being reported today. 139 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospital. 11 Romanians have died following infection with the new coronavirus, mostly in Italy. The National Public Health Institute has updated the COVID-19 testing algorithm. Therefore, tests will be made with priority on the people who travelled abroad, close contacts of the confirmed cases who show symptoms, the medical and sanitary staff and the cases of pneumonia without other etiology. All parks in Bucharest have been closed as of Saturday, in a move of the municipality to contain the spreading of the coronavirus pandemic. In Romania, which is in a state of emergency, traffic restrictions are imposed both during the day and night, with a few exceptions.



COVID -19 world — Over 620 thousand cases of COVID-19 infection have so far been reported in the world, with the number of deaths nearing 29 thousand. 138 thousand of the people diagnosed with the new coronavirus have been cured. The US is the only country of the world where the number of contaminations exceeded 100 thousand. The US is followed by Italy with almost 90 thousand cases and more than 9 thousand deaths, the most numerous at global level. Other European states that have been severely affected by the new virus are Spain, Germany, France, Great Britain and Switzerland. (L. Simion)

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