Catalin Cristian Trandafir

In the last 24 hours there have been 17,075 vaccine doses administered, of which 10,528 doses of Pfizer vaccine, 5,739 of Johnson&Johnson vaccine, 502 of Moderna vaccine and 306 of AstraZeneca vaccine, according to a briefing sent on Wednesday by Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV).

The Rural Investment Financing Agency (AFIR) received 256 requests for financing, worth approximately 10.5 million euro, through the sub-measure regarding the installation of young farmers, the component dedicated to the Diaspora, the Minister of Agriculture, Adrian Oros, announced on Tuesday.

Former tennis player Ilie Nastase declared on Monday that the players that refused to take part in the singles' event of the Tokyo Olympic Games should return the money received from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MTS) and the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (COSR) for taking part in several tournaments if they have no reasons, but he mentioned that the players are injured.

A number of 31 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following almost 26,000 tests nationwide, the The Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Thursday. These are cases of patients that have not previously tested positive.

A number of 73 new cases of infection with SARS-CoV-2 were registered in the last 24 hours, in over 29,000 tests performed, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Tuesday. These are cases that have not previously tested positive.

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours 25,728 vaccine doses were administered, of which 17,861 - the Pfizer vaccine, 6,135 - Johnson&Johnson, 1,110 - the Moderna vaccine and 622 - the AstraZeneca vaccine.

In the last 24 hours there were 25,599 vaccine doses administered, of which 17,621 - Pfizer, 6,153 - Johnson&Johnson, 1158 - Moderna and 667 - AstraZeneca, according to a briefing sent by Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV). CNCAV shows that during the same interval, 11,224 people were vaccinated with the first dose and 14,375 with the second dose.

The Government approved new relaxation measures in relation to the pandemic, such as the fact that, in open or closed spaces, sports competitions can take place with the participation of spectators up to 50 percent of the maximum capacity of the space, under certain conditions, PM Florin Citu announced on Thursday.

The central-western city of Cluj-Napoca is in the top of Romania and Europe regarding high concentrations of NO2 (nitrogen dioxide - emissions resulted from auto pollutants) registered in the month of May, according to a ranking made by Airly, the company who monitors air quality.

The National Union Block (BNS) is requesting the Government to return upon the decision of delaying the growth of children's' allowance, foreseen to take place on July 1, 2021 and to show availability for consulting social partners regarding the identification of a package of measures to combating poverty among children.