Bucharest
Only Connect: How Community Networks Put Romania Online
While many of the early community networks like Tănase's were absorbed into larger, private internet providers, they still play a significant role in the country, connecting smaller villages and increasingly, even in cities.
Cseke Attila: 'Anghel Saligny' programme to focus on water, sewage, natural gas connections, road infrastructure
Minister of Development, Public Works and Administration Cseke Attila declared on Wednesday that the national investment programme "Anghel Saligny" will focus only on the connection to the water and sewage system, to natural gas and to the improvement road infrastructure.
ANM: Heat wave and thermal discomfort alerts continue on Monday
The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) has issued a Code Orange alert of persistent heat wave and particularly severe thermal discomfort, valid, on Monday, in 16 counties and the municipality of Bucharest, and a Code Yellow warning, valid in eight counties.
Valeriu Gheorghita: Vaccination coverage rate at national level, about 28 pct
The national vaccination coverage rate of the eligible population over 12 years of age is about 28%, said on Tuesday the chairman of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV), Valeriu Gheorghita.
CMBSU: Physical attendance courses for up to half of terminal year pupils
Preschoolers, pupils in primary education and up to half of students in grades VIII, XII, XIII and those in the final years of vocational and post-secondary education will attend classes in person, the Bucharest Municipality Committee for Emergency Situations (CMBSU) decided in Sunday's meeting, in the context in which the incidence of COVID-19 exceeded 3 per thousand inhabitants in the Capital
CMBSU: Indoor activity of restaurants and cafes, banned
The Bucharest Municipality Committee for Emergency Situations (CMBSU) has decided in its Sunday meeting to ban the indoor activities of restaurants and cafes, taking into account the over 3 per thousand incidence rate of COVID-19 cases in the Capital city. The measures will come into effect as of March 8, at midnight, for a 14-day period, and will be reassessed at the end of this interval.
Cluj County, most new cases of coronavirus, 451, followed by Bucharest, 335
The areas with the most newly confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to the last report are Cluj County - 451, followed by Bucharest municipality - 335 and the counties of Timis - 240, Brasov - 119, Suceava - 98, according to data transmitted on Tuesday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS).
Anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign/ Distribution of 36,000 doses of vaccine kicks off on Sunday
The distribution of over 36,000 doses of vaccine requested by the vaccination centers in each county starts on Sunday, the vaccination being thus extended, starting Monday, in all counties, the National Committee for the Coordination of Vaccination Activities against COVID-19 (CNCAV). "Starting tomorrow, January 4, 2021, the Stage I vaccination will be extended throughout Romania.
ParliamentaryElection2020/ Political leaders, Bucharest candidates, known names on electoral lists
Noted names of the Romanian politics are opening the lists of candidates for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Bucharest electoral constituency. Some have done politics and are returning to this year's elections, others are members of the current Parliament and want a new term as a senator or deputy.
Romania's new SARS-CoV-2 case count rises by 5,837; COVID-19 death toll reaches 10,047
As many as 5,837 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded in the last 24 hours, following 20,790 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. These are cases of patients that had not previously tested positive.