The Government will allocate, during Wednesday's session, the sum of 460 million lei from the Reserve Fund for expenses with medicine and preparation of the necessary ICU beds to managing the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Florin Citu announced.He presented this project within the PNL (National Liberal Party)'s Executive Bureau reunion on Tuesday."We will allocate 460 million lei from the Reserve Fund, which shows that preparations for the fourth wave were suboptimal, to put it elegantly, regarding medicine and expenses for the ICU. But, we are putting these resources at the disposal of the Ministry of Health to make sure that there will be no problems," Citu declared. Most new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, compared to the last report, were registered in Bucharest - 1,912 and in the counties of Timis - 564, Cluj - 396, Iasi - 392, Ilfov - 357, Constanta - 333, Prahova - 281, informed, on Tuesday, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).The fewest new cases of COVID-19 were in the counties of Covasna - 41, Harghita - 42, Tulcea - 51.The Capital City has an incidence of 5.57 cases per thousand inhabitants. The COVID-19 vaccine coverage, nationwide, from the eligible resident population of over 12 years of age, is of approximately 33%, Bucharest City having a 51.13% coverage, the president of Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV), military doctor Valeriu Gheorghita, declared on Tuesday."Coverage of the eligible resident population of over 12 years of age is of approximately 33%. Practically a third of Romania's population at this time is vaccinated with at least one dose, most are vaccinated with the complete scheme. In what regards the vaccine coverage for Bucharest City, at this time, it is 51.13%. All counties, except one, have vaccine coverage of over 20 pct," Valeriu Gheorghita specified.Valeriu Gheorghita added that, once the third dose started being administered, COVID-19 vaccination centers that had their activity suspended resumed their activity.Until September 27 there were 422,500 persons vaccinated against COVID in family doctor cabinets, most in the rural environment.
The third breast milk bank in Romania has opened at the Sibiu County Hospital, following a RON 13.5 million (about EUR 2.7 million) investment aimed at modernizing the hospital’s neonatology department. The modernization project, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, included the replacement of old equipment, a 20% increase in the number of […]
President Nicuşor Dan stated on Wednesday, July 30, in a press conference that the current system, which allows magistrates to retire under the age of 50 with a pension higher than their salary, is absurd. He also criticized the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM, for the current “disorderly” state of the Romanian justice system. […]
Forty Romanian firefighters and eight fire trucks left for Greece on Wednesday, July 30, to participate in firefighting missions, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. Between August 1 and September 15, Romania will take part in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) program aiming to support the Greek […]
Integrated facility and property management services provider Nazca has opened its first office outside Italy, its domestic market, in Bucharest. Nazca expects revenues of over EUR 1 million next year in Romania, and in the next 3 years, the growth plan aims to reach EUR 10 million, with target sectors being office buildings, retail, industrial […]
The 19th edition of TIFF Sibiu, one of the local editions of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film event in the county, will present a program of international films and the latest productions by Romanian fillmakers, who will attend the event. The festival takes place between August 7 and August 10, with […]
Moldovan carrier Flyone will add a route between Bucharest and Munich starting in October. The flights to Munich will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This adds to the flights it has connecting the Romanian capital to Tel Aviv, Brussels, and Verona. With these routes, the airline is responding to the constant demand from […]
