As many as 39% of the total cases of COVID-19 reported in Romania between October 4-10, 2021 were recorded in Bucharest City and in the counties of Timis, Iasi, Ilfov and Cluj, the National Public Health Institute (INSP) said on Wednesday.As many as 72.7% of the confirmed cases were recorded in unvaccinated people, the INSP said in its latest weekly surveillance report.According to INSP, 27.9% of the total deaths were recorded in Bucharest and in the counties of Prahova, Suceava, Iasi and Constanta.The report shows that 91.6% of deaths occurred in people not vaccinated against COVID-19, and 85.7% in people over 60 years of age. According to INSP, 57.1% of deaths were in men.The INSP also said that 94.1% of the deaths had at least one comorbidity.One in 88 COVID-19 cases in Romania since the beginning of the pandemic has been in healthcare workers.
The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) has explained that the legal obligation to publish asset and interest declarations on the website of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) violates the right to private life, according to the reasoning of a decision published on June 11. The decision was issued on May 29 and prompted protests from […]
Iulius Group announced plans to develop a third proximity retail center under the Family Market brand in Tomești commune, Iași county, with an estimated investment of EUR 28 million. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of 2025, with completion expected in the last quarter of 2026. The new development will feature a leasable […]
The negotiations among the four main pro-Western parties in Romania, carried out in Bucharest without the presence of president Nicusor Dan for the past two days, failed to reach even limited agreement on the ruling strategy primarily on the fiscal consolidation package amid radical requests expressed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) that indicate an […]
A coalition of eleven Romanian business associations, including Concordia, the Foreign Investors Council, Romanian Business Leaders, and various bilateral chambers of commerce, has issued a joint appeal calling on political parties to maintain the country's current tax framework and prioritise structural reform over immediate tax increases. The business groups argue that the focus should be […]
President Nicușor Dan announced Wednesday evening, June 11, that Romania's Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT) will discuss how to tackle the rapid spread of disinformation online, emphasizing the need for swift responses to false narratives that circulate widely in just a matter of hours,
The largest film festival in the country kicks off this weekend in Cluj, while Bucharest has numerous music festivals going on.
