Florin Marin

The number of cases of coronavirus infection increased in the April 6-12 week by 18.9 pct over the previous week, according to a weekly monitoring report published on the website of the National Public Health Institute. 51 pct of the cases recorded were in Suceava, Bucharest, Hunedoara, Timis and Neamt.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has stated on Thursday that the draft regarding a budget revision is being analysed and it won't be debated and approved in Thursday's meeting, mentioning that the governmental part has carried out consultations on this topic with social partners and representatives of local authorities, because "a realistic budget revision" is desired.

A third air transport carrying medical equipment from South Korea has landed, on Wednesday morning, on the Otopeni Airport with a C-17 Globemaster III airplane. According to the Defence Ministry, the aircraft transported approximately 45 tons of medical protection equipment. The airplane was greeted by Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca and US Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban stresses that this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Day is becoming a symbol of the nearly superhuman efforts that physicians and medical personnel in the countries affected are making to save lives and to stop the spread of this virus.

President Klaus Iohannis stated on Thursday that he requested the Executive identify sufficient European funds in order to pay a monthly bonus to the doctors and medical staff that are working with patients infected with COVID-19. In this sense, the head of state mentioned "a consistent bonus, of several hundred euro per month".

President Klaus Iohannis signed on Wednesday the decree regarding the withdrawal of the decoration given to the Emergency County Hospital Saint John the New in Suceava, announces the Presidential Administration. "Thus, pursuant to the provisions of art. 94 letter b) and of art. 100 of the Romanian Constitution, republished, as well as of Law no.

President Klaus Iohannis stated, on Wednesday, that it is "absolutely necessary" for everyone to respect the legislation in the context of the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Friday that Romania took extremely serious measures from minute one to combat the epidemic with the new coronavirus, while acknowledging that our country was not prepared initially and had a limited diagnostic capacity. "On 25 or 26 February, in Romania there was one case, in Spain there were two cases, in France there were a few cases.

President Klaus Iohannis underscored on Thursday that the cooperation of everyone is important to be able to allow the return of European citizens to their origin countries, in the context of the coronavirus epidemic.

The thirteenth death caused by the coronavirus was recorded on Wednesday morning in Romania, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs. "It is about a woman from Caras-Severin county, 72 years old, transferred in the evening of March 24 to the Timisoara Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases from the County Emergency Hospital Resita, the ICU section, where she was admitted on March 21.