The Government approved, under a decision on Thursday, the new measures proposed by the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, establishing, among others, that the persons vaccinated against COVID-19 where the incidence rate exceeds 6 cases per thousand inhabitants can move freely outside their homes on the days of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, between 20:00 and 5:00.According to a Government release, the normative act establishes the following:- increasing from 6 to 12 years the age up to which children are exempted from presenting a negative RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 infection, no older than 72 hours, or the certified negative result of a rapid antigen test for the SARS-CoV-2 infection, no older than 48 hours, required for participating in activities where access is allowed upon this condition;- increasing the threshold of the 14-day cumulated incidence starting from which the measure for limiting the working hours to 5.00 - 18.00 is enforces, for economic operators conducting activities of trade/services in indoor and/or outdoor spaces, public and/or private, from 4/1,000 inhabitants, under the current regulations, to 6/1,000 inhabitants;* separating, in shopping centres with several economic operators, the areas for serving food products or alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, so that access can be done of a controlled manner only for tested, vaccinated or cured persons;* introducing a new exception to the interdiction for movement outside homes in localities where the 14-day cumulated incidence exceeds the 6/1,000 threshold for vaccinated persons who prove having fulfilled this requirement through the vaccination certificate or the European Union digital certificate on COVID-19.The decisions adopted by the Government are grounded on the proposals made by the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU), under Decision No 73/23 September 2021.The decision will enter into force on the date of its publishing in the Official Journal.
Update: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election on May 18, according to the official vote count. With 98.5% of the ballots counted, Nicusor Dan had 54.17% of the votes, 900,000 more than his opponent, nationalist George Simion. A record turnout both in the country and abroad helped Dan come back from 1.88 million […]
Romanians showed up in record numbers to vote in the second round of the presidential elections, both in the country and abroad. The exit poll results presented on Sunday evening pointed to a strong lead for Bucharest’s pro-EU mayor Nicusor Dan (54%-46%), but are only relevant for the domestic vote. Both candidates claimed victory in […]
Romanians showed up in large numbers to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections, one of the most important democratic tests Romania has seen in the last three decades. At 14:00, exactly halfway through the voting process in the country, over 5.63 million Romanians have cast their votes, compared with 4.52 million […]
Romanians abroad have mobilized massively to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. Update: By Sunday afternoon (15:00 Bucharest time), over 1.2 million Romanians have voted abroad for the country's next president. That's some 220,000 more votes than the overall total in the first round. The countries with the largest turnout are […]
Romanians abroad have mobilized massively to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. The vote in Diaspora started on Friday morning, and by Saturday evening (at 19:00), over 609,000 Romanians had already cast their votes. The turnout is almost 90% higher than the one recorded at the same time in the first […]
It's almost impossible to think about anything not related to elections this weekend but if you should need some distraction, there are options. Happening now is the European Film Festival, screening recent productions from the continent, very varied in theme, tone, and genre. The fest is playing Bucharest, Sfântu Gheorghe and Timișoara until Sunday and […]
