Most of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Romania since the previous reporting were recorded in Bucharest City - 196 and in the counties of Timis - 89, Suceava - 67, and Cluj - 61, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Monday.The counties with the fewest cases are Covasna - 1, Buzau and Harghita - with 2 each.All counties and Bucharest City remain in the COVID-19 green zone, with the highest 14-day COVID-19 cumulative rate reported by the counties of Satu Mare - 1.28, Ilfov - 1.23, Bistrita Nasaud - 1.05 and Bucharest City - 1.08 per 1,000 population. A number of 3,338 people infected with the novel coronavirus are hospitalized in the specialized health units, out of which 107 are children, the Strategic Communication Group announced on Monday.According to the quoted source, the intensive care units are holding 405 patients, 5 among them being children.In Romania, 11,024 people confirmed with the novel coronavirus infection are in isolation at home and 2,998 are in institutional isolation.Also, 53,605 people are in quarantine at home and 68 people are in institutional quarantine.
Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu is on the longlist for this year’s International Booker Prize, the influential award for translated fiction, with the novel Solenoid, translated into English by Sean Cotter and published at Pushkin Press. He is the first Romanian author to be longlisted for the prize, alongside 12 other authors nominated for the International Booker […]
Investors from Western Europe, particularly Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, have been the most active buyers of real estate assets in Romania over the past five years (2019–2024), making investments totaling EUR 1.75 billion, according to data from real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The Western European's market share accounted for […]
On Tuesday, February 25, the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) granted 20 awards to listed companies, brokerage companies, as well as to private pension and investment funds for their achievements in 2024 as part of the 12th edition of the BVB Awards. In the opening speeches, stock exchange officials also highlighted the growth of the local […]
Romanian football club FCSB announced on Tuesday, February 25, that its website has been targeted by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which has caused disruptions in the online ticketing process. The incident occurred as the Bucharest team was selling tickets for the match against Olympique Lyon in the Europa League round of 16. […]
The training program in sustainable development runs from April to July 2025, in 5 development regions of Romania. The postgraduate course targets over 1,200 future experts in sustainable development, who will become local leaders of change. The total value of the training program is RON 5.3 million, with funding entirely sourced from the National Recovery […]
A new report from Colliers highlights significant trends in Romania's housing market for 2025, revealing a continued rise in home prices, limited new supply, and increased demand for rental properties. The findings show that while housing deliveries fell by 15% nationwide and over 20% in Bucharest, demand increased by 7% in 2024. As a result, […]
