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National infrastructure investment agency to manage hospitals of major local impact

The National Health Infrastructure Investment Agency will manage and operate hospitals that have a major local impact and operate under the authority of the Ministry of Health, Health Minister Ioana Mihaila said on Thursday. "The health component of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) has three major reform packages.

Romania's COVID-19 death toll rises by 87 to 31,115, 82 prior to last 24 hours

As many as 87 deaths - 60 men and 27 women - in SARS-CoV-2 patients have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 82 from 2020 and early this year that were entered in the database by the public health directorates at the request of the Health Ministry, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, informs on Thursday.

COVID-19 vaccination campaign: 32,077 people immunised in last 24 hours, 13,425 with first dose

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 32,077 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 22,051 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 1,654 of the Moderna vaccine, 1,173 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 7,199 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to data provided on Wednesday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP)

Romania's COVID-19 death toll rises by 71 to 32,028, 53 prior to last 24 hours

As many as 71 deaths - 37 men and 34 women - in SARS-CoV-2 patients have been reported in the last 24 hours, including 53 from 2020 and early this year that were entered in the database by the public health directorates at the request of the Health Ministry, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, informs today.

COVID-19 vaccination campaign: 32,325 people immunised in last 24 hours, 13,365 with first dose

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 32,325 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 21,911 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 1,828 of the Moderna vaccine, 1,366 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 7,220 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to data provided on Friday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) on

Romania reports 16,411 adverse events following immunisation in over 4.5 million vaccinated persons

Chairman of Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) Valeriu Gheorghita said on Tuesday that as of June 14, 16,411 adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported, which means an AEFI reporting rate of about 1.9 per 1,000 doses administered in more than 4.5 million vaccinated people, of which over 4.2 million fully vaccinated.

Student Council:Anti-bullying working groups are no solution to school violence, but teacher and counsellor training

The National Student Council considers that the solution to school violence is not the creation of anti-bullying working groups, as the Education Ministry plans, but the training of teachers and school counsellors in this regard. "The National Student Council deeply disapproves of the Education Ministry's attitude about this increasingly serious problem.

Official statistics: Number of pensioners down by 24,000 in Q1, average pension income at 1,650 lei

Romania had an average number of 5.099 million retirees as of March 31, 2021, by 24,000 less compared to the previous quarter, and the average monthly pension was 1,650 lei, up 0.9 percent, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) reports on Monday. There was an average of 4.665 million retirees of the public social security system, down by 14,000 compared to the previous quarter.

Romania Arrests Mayor for Alleged Rape of 12-Year-Old

Romanian police on Thursday arrested the mayor of the Stefanestii de Jos municipality, Robert Stefan, on charges of having sex with a minor.

Judicial sources quoted by the media said the events happened in early 2018, after two individuals allegedly handed the 12-year-old victim to the mayor while he was attending a party.

Romania's COVID-19 death toll rises by 148 to 31,531

Another 148 Romanians infected with SARS-CoV-2 died in the last 24 hours, including 124 from 2020 and early 2021 entered by the public health directorates at the request of the Ministry of Health, according to data released on Thursday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force. According to GCS, they are 80 men and 68 women.

COVID-19 vaccination campaign: 68,007 people immunised in last 24 hours, 25,021 with first dose

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 68,007 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 49,970 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 4,343 of the Moderna vaccine, 2,686 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 11,008 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to data provided on Friday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) on

Romania Scraps Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking

A total of 293 of the 332 MPs in Romania's Chamber of Deputies voted on Thursday in favour of removing the statute of limitations for crimes ranging from human trafficking, forced labour and slavery to rape and the sexual abuse of minors, Romanian news website G4Media reported.

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