Catalin Alexandru

Squadron leader Andrei Criste, who managed to eject himself on Tuesday from a crashing plane in Mures County, is in stable condition, and in the evening he will be flown by an Air Force aircraft to the Bucharest Central Military Hospital for specialist treatment and recovery.

The pilot of the MIG 21 LanceR aircraft that crashed on Tuesday in Mures County is in a stable condition, being conscious and cooperative, according to the Defence Ministry (MApN). According to a MApN statement, the plane belonged to the 71st Cimpia Turzii Air Base and was used in a training flight. The aircraft crashed around 14:30hrs near Dedrad, Mures County, in an uninhabited area.

A number of 3,825 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were reported in the past 24 hours, with 14,000 tests carried out, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Monday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, says the same source. Until Monday, 940,443 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Romania.

The Minister of Health, Vlad Voiculescu, says there is "no scandal" going on between him and the PNL (National Liberal Party ) Deputy Violeta Alexandru on the topic of calculating the novel coronavirus infection rate. "A civilized discussion is a civilized discussion and nothing more, whether in person, on Facebook or in any other form of communication.

The National Committee for Vaccination against COVID-19 (CNCAV) informs that, in the past 24 hours, 58,062 persons received vaccination doses, out of which 45,356 Pfizer, 4,369 Moderna and 8,337 AstraZeneca, according to data released by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) through the National Electronic Vaccination Registry.

The chairman of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), Marcel Ciolacu, discussed on Monday with the French ambassador to Romania, Laurence Auer and said that Romania needs to take on France's model, "so that the National Resilience and Recovery Plan to be presented in Parliament".

Capital General Mayor Nicusor Dan says the authorities are trying as much as possible to avoid quarantining Bucharest, through measures such as strengthening the checkups in public transport, and underscores the importance of observing sanitary rules during the next two months, when a great number of Romanians are to be vaccinated.

A total of 5,593 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following over 38,000 tests, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Friday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, the GCS says. As of Friday, 886,752 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus had been confirmed in Romania.

The exhibition "Ferdinand and Maria: a common destiny, Greater Romania," which pays homage to the two great historical personalities, can be visited, starting on Friday, in the Medieval Spaces of the Cotroceni National Museum.

A number of 2,972 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following over 12,000 tests, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Monday. These are cases that have not previously tested positive, says GCS. As of Monday, 862,681 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Romania.