Emergency Situations Department

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday sent a message to Romanian medics, whom he told that they are in the "front line" of the fight against COVID-19. "I know, we know it is tough for you, but you are on the front line. We all look at you with hope, with confidence. You are the line of defence of the population against this epidemic," the president said.

Interim Interior Minister Marcel Vela said on Monday that the authorities adopted a decision approving the measures necessary to increase the intervention capacity in preventing and combating infections with the new coronavirus. During a press conference held at the ministry's headquarters, he also announced that there was a video conference attended by all emergency county committees.

The third meeting of the Romanian-Palestinian Intergovernmental Committee (CIG III) is clear proof of Romania's firm commitment to Palestine's institutional building, an essential objective in the sustainable, political settlement of the conflict in the Middle East, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu said.

Media in Bosnia reported on Wednesday that the government of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, has approved the participation of the entity's Civil Protection staff in an disaster-emergency exercise in Serbia - but they will not be allowed to display Bosnian flags or state symbols.

Part of Ibar regional road lane collapses

KRALJEVO -- A landslide has collapsed a part of one lane on the Ibar regional road near Bogutovac on the Kraljevo-Raska section, restricting traffic to only one lane.

B92's reporter said on Monday that the landslide was still active and endangering the other lane as well.

Nikola Nikodijevic, head of the Belgrade assembly, said the situation in the capital was stable and under control.

"A surge on the Danube river in Belgrade is expected in the next 48 hours, but that should not break the levees placed along the banks in Zemun," he said, referring to the northern Belgrade municipality.