Timis

A number of 53 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have died in the last 24 hours, according to data transmitted on Monday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).

Another 199 people infected with the novel coronavirus died in the last 24 hours in Romania, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Tuesday.

The number of cases of coronavirus infection increased in the April 6-12 week by 18.9 pct over the previous week, according to a weekly monitoring report published on the website of the National Public Health Institute. 51 pct of the cases recorded were in Suceava, Bucharest, Hunedoara, Timis and Neamt.

The share of COVID-19 imported cases is "continuously decreasing," while infections are at a local spreading stage, and there is no extended epidemic yet, concludes the National Public Health Institute (INSP) in a recent study of confirmed novel coronavirus cases between February 26 and April 5. "The share of imported cases is constantly decreasing.

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) on Wednesday launches into the numismatic circuit the silver coin with the theme "140 years since the founding of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society," BNR informs in a press release sent to AGERPRES. The coin has the face value of 10 lei, round shape, measures 37 mm in diameter, it has 31,103 grams weight and milled edge.

The "No convicts in public offices" campaign has gathered, until now, 450,000 signatures and will continue in the next two weeks with a caravan that will cross 12 counties in order to reach the target of 500,000 signatures, said the Save Romania Union (USR) Chairman, deputy Dan Barna.