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The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) informs on Tuesday that until August 29 there have been 2,373 cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs), of which 1,719 with the Alpha strain, 11 with Beta, 23 with Gamma and 620 cases with the Delta variant. According to the INSP, until August 29, the confirmation rate with variants of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs was of 80%.

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) informs on Tuesday that until August 15, 2,088 cases were confirmed with strains of SARS-CoV-2 which cause concern, of which 1,695 with the Alpha strain, 11 with Beta, 23 with Gamma and 359 cases of the Delta strain. According to the INSP, until August 15, the confirmation rate of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) was 77%.

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) on Tuesday informs that, as of July 25, 1,860 cases of infections with variants of the SARS-CoV-2 that are more worrying have been confirmed, of which 1,699 were cases of infections with the Alpha variant, 11 with Beta, 23 with Gamma and 127 with Delta.

A number of 60,000 doses of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine will arrive on Thursday at the Cantacuzino National Institute for Medical-Military Research and Development in Bucharest, the National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) informs.

Romania's National Public Health Institute (INSP) informs that, as of April 11, 863 worrisome COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the country. Of these, 857 cases involved the UK variant (B.1.1.7); four involving the South Africa variant (B.1.351), and two involving the Brazil variant (P.1).

President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday that Romania will receive a significant number of COVID-19 vaccine doses moving forward, adding that consequently the vaccination campaign could speed up. "Here is the solution that will allow us to stop the pandemic and regain the normal life that we have missed so much. It's called a vaccine!

The Government is to approve in Wednesday's meeting, by a decision, the integration within the "Cantacuzino" National Research Institute of the Medical-Military Scientific Research Centre and the taking over of the specific objectives held by it.

A number of 103,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive on Thursday at the "Cantacuzino" National Institute for Medical-Military Development Research, informs a press release of the National Coordinating Committee for Vaccination Activities against COVID-19.

As many as 42,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will arrive at the Cantacuzino Military Medicine Research and Development National Institute on Friday, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV).

The Military Hospital in Craiova will become a regional anti-COVID-19 vaccination centre, Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca said in a message posted on Facebook. He added that he visited, on Thursday, a section of a health unit where there will be established a section for patients infected with the novel coronavirus.