Catalin Alexandru

Secretary of State with the Health Ministry Andrei Baciu states that, according to the delivery schedule, 2.6 million anti-COVID vaccine doses will arrive in Romania in March, and at least 3,128,000 doses in April. "Regarding the vaccine doses that will arrive in the next period, until the end of March (...) we have a total of over 2.6 million vaccine doses.

The Mobile Medical Intensive Care Unit, inaugurated in October 2020, was closed this week, "checked", disinfected and cleaned, and reopened on Friday, the Marius Nasta Institute manager Beatrice Mahler told Sunday evening private broadcaster Digi 24.

In a message sent on February 20, on Roma Liberation Day, President Klaus Iohannis stressed the importance of eliminating prejudice and discrimination, noting that they are still "all too common" in the access of Roma communities to education.

A number of 2,676 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following 32,762 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Tuesday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, says GCS.   As of Tuesday, 765,970 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Romania.

Bucharest, Jan 29 /Agerpres/ - Several dozen people are protesting in front of the "Matei Bals" Hospital, on Friday evening, following the fire occurred this morning in this medical institution, a tragedy that resulted in five deaths. Eugen Iancu, president of the GTG 3010 Colectiv Association is present at the protest.

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Friday that the shortcomings of the Romanian healthcare system were also reflected in the case of the recent fire tragedy at the Matei Bals hospital, emphasising that there is a need to allocate as many resources as possible for investment. "The shortcomings of the Romanian healthcare system have made their presence felt even today (...) in this tragedy.

The National Committee for the Coordination of Anti-COVID Vaccination Activities informs that, in the past 24 hours, 42,326 people were immunized, according to data provided by the National Institute of Public Health, through the National Electronic Vaccination Registry. Of those vaccinated in the past 24 hours, 25,718 received one dose and 16,608 two doses of the vaccine.

Education represents the chance that every state has for a better future, and without education, the country can guarantee neither health, security nor the prosperity of its citizens, the representatives of the governing coalition say in the governing programme to be submitted to Parliament for a vote of confidence on Wednesday.

PMP's (People's Movement Party) Eugen Tomac on Wednesday announced he resigned as chair of this political party following the results recorded in the parliamentary election. The interim leadership of the party will be taken over by the executive chair of PMP, Marius Pascan, according to Tomac.

President Klaus Iohannis has announced on Thursday that the vaccination strategy against the novel coronavirus has been approved in the meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT). "In the CSAT extraordinary meeting, we approved the vaccination strategy against the novel coronavirus," the head of state said, after he visited the anti-COVID-19 vaccination centre at Romexpo.