Georgiana Tanasescu

Five more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died in Romania, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 512, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Wednesday. These are five men aged between 44 and 70. AGERPRES (RO - author: Roberto Stan, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

President Klaus Iohannis said on Monday that in the coming days about 500,000 pairs of protective coveralls for the medical staff will arrive in Romania. Iohannis spoke about the medical procurement related to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.

President Klaus Iohannis had a telephone conversation on Friday with his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, context in which he encouraged a tight cooperation between the authorities in the two countries to combat the negative effects on Romanian workers active in Germany, especially those with temporary contracts, as well as on detached and seasonal workers, the Presidential Administ

Another 13 people infected with the new type of coronavirus have died in Romania, with the number of deceased from this cause reaching 107, informs the Strategic Communication Group on Thursday. These are 11 men between the ages of 42 and 87 and two women - one 68 years old from Hunedoara and another 54 years old from Arad. * Death 95 - man, 75 years old, from Bucharest.

All the employers who during this period have applied the measure of temporary suspension of the individual employment contracts, considering the effects of the new coronavirus epidemic, qualify for furlough aid, which will be applied throughout the state of emergency, announced on Friday, Ionel Danca the head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery.

The Hungarian authorities will allow Romanian citizens headed home from the Austrian border to transit Hungary between March 17, 21:00 hrs and March 18, 5:00 hrs Hungary time; they can return to Romania on the routes indicated by the Hungarian authorities and will be directed to four border checkpoints to enter Romania, specifically Nadlac1, Nadlac 2, Bors and Cenad, the Foreign Affairs Ministr

The state of emergency will be instituted on Romania's territory as of the beginning of this week, in the context of the novel coronavirus epidemic. The announcement was made by President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday, after the swearing-in ceremony of the Orban III Government members.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban says that the best proof of the efficiency of the measures taken by the authorities is represented by the "relatively low" number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Romania.

A number of 16 more Romanians tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, thus the number of COVID-19 patients on Romania's territory having reached 139, the Strategic Communication Group informs. AGERPRES (RO - author: Oana Ghita, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

United States Ambassador in Bucharest Adrian Zuckerman hails the investiture of the new Orban Government and appreciates "the people of Romania for having united in this time of crisis to address a problem of global magnitude." "On behalf of President Trump I wish to express my deep appreciation to the people of Romania for having united in this time of crisis to address a problem of global mag