Coronavirus cases fall in Romania, but deaths, intensive care admissions stay high
Romania reports fewer new Covid-19
cases, but there were record number of patients in intensive care
Romania reported just over 9,000 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, fewer than previous weekdays.
However, authorities said a record 1,226 Covid-19 patients were being treated in intensive care units. About 13,250 hospital beds are...
President Klaus Iohannis vows to create a “a normal Romania” if re-elected
President
Klaus Iohannis on Sunday vowed to create what he called “a normal Romania”
based on the rule of law and democracy with strong partnerships with the U.S. and
the European Union, as he launched his bid for re-election.
Iohannis is
running for a second five-year term for the center-right Liberal Party against
13 other candidates and is considered...
Romania reports record number of daily Covid-19 cases
Romania
added more than 1,300 new coronavirus cases in the past day, setting a new
record for daily cases since the start of the pandemic.
The
Strategic Communication Group said there were 1,356 new cases, with 5.79% of
the people tested for the virus coming up positive, slightly more than the previous
day’s percentage.
The...
Romania’s Social Democrats threaten no confidence vote over doubts about 40% pension hikes. PM: opposition ‘lives in parallel reality’
Romania's main opposition party says it will submit a no-confidence motion if the government moves to reverse a 40% pension hike scheduled later this year.
Former Labor Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu on Thursday said the only way the minority Liberal government could reduce the increase which was approved by Parliament last year, would be...
Bear with us! Transylvanian ‘Libearty’ sanctuary needs help during pandemic, supporters say
Betsy is
eating a morning snack of ripe apricots in her enclosure in the Carpathian
Mountains.
The female brown bear was rescued from captivity in Texas and brought to Transylvania to the Libearty bear sanctuary in 2010 to start a new life in protected wild surroundings.
She is
one of 105 of bears...
Drop in coronavirus cases as testing lags over holiday; record number of Covid-19 patients in ICU
Romania reported 4,272 new
coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a steep drop in cases which also reflected testing
lags over a two-day holiday.
The Strategic Communication Group
said there were about 14,600 tests, meaning that just short of a third had
positive results. Although the rate is alarmingly high, it’s lower than Monday when
it was 39%.
British landlord claims Romanian embassy owes £75,000 rent for ambassador’s residence
British
diplomats are involved in a row between a London landlord and the Romanian
government over almost £75,000 in outstanding rent for a former ambassadorial
residence, the Times reported.
Romania has refused to pay the sum despite a High Court order in December, with officials insisting they are not liable for the last six months of the...
No man is a poet in his own land. One of Spain’s most successful poets virtually unknown in his native Romania
In Spain, he’s a name in the literary world, with his poems seen by thousands who ride the Madrid subway. But he’s yet to have one of his books published in his home country, Romania.
Mihai Gane or Miguel Gane as he's known, moved to Spain with his family when he was nine and...
Democracy in decline in Central Europe, the Balkans, Freedom House reports
A growing number of leaders in Central and Eastern Europe "have dropped any pretense" that play by the rules of democracy. They openly attack democratic institutions and are working to restrict individual freedoms, the U.S. non-governmental group Freedom House says in a new report.
These attacks have resulted in a dramatic democratic breakdown...
Alone with the animals. Coronavirus fears force Italian philanthropist into quarantine at animal sanctuary in Romania
Italian philanthropist Sara Turetta has the company of 60 donkeys, 15 horses, 150 dogs and many cats at the animal settlement she runs in eastern Romania.
But for the past 10 days, Turetta who splits her time between Milan and Cernavoda where she established the Save the Dogs charity, has been on...
