Bucharest's 14-day COVID-19 rate hit on Sunday 13.6 cases per thousand population, whereas one day earlier it was 12.65, according to the website of the Public Health Directorate (DSP).One month ago, on September 10, the COVID-19 incidence rate in Bucharest City was 1.33 per thousand population, according to DSP.The capital city's COVID infection rate topped 10 cases per thousand population on October 5. Most of the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Romania since the previous reporting were recorded in Bucharest City - 2,818 and the counties of Ilfov - 667, Timis - 642, and Iasi - 569, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday.The fewest new cases were recorded in the counties of Covasna - 48, Vrancea - 52, and Satu Mare - 72.Bucharest City records an incidence rate of 13,60 Covid cases per thousand populationIlfov County ranks first by the 14-day cumulative incidence rate, with 14.29 cases per 1,000 population, followed by the counties of Timis - 9.98, and Cluj - 7.76Along with these, another 38 counties are in the red zone (with more than three cases per 1,000 population).Two counties - Covasna and Harghita - are in the yellow zone.
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, […]
