Romanians stage revolt at German asparagus farm as coronavirus labor shortage gives workers more bargaining power
In
mid-April, Romanian farmhands arrived at an asparagus farm near the German town
of Darmstadt.
The farmer, Anja Hamm, was relieved. She runs the farm with her husband and uncle and every year relies on about 100 East European farm workers to harvest asparagus, strawberries and potatoes.
A European-wide lockdown initially meant the...
British government advises nationals on short-term visits to leave Romania ‘while they still can’ due to virus outbreak
The British government on Tuesday advised Britons to leave Romania "while they can" and advised nationals not to plan trips to the country in the immediate future due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office "advised against all non-essential travel to Romania, and for UK nationals who are considering...
Coronavirus cases stay under 200 a day in Romania, as total climbs toward 20,000
The number of coronavirus cases in Romania climbed to 19,669 on Wednesday, with 152 new infections in the last day, authorities said.
Romania has recorded fewer than 200 cases a day for the past two weeks. On Tuesday, some 119 cases were reported which was the lowest daily figure in two months.
Hospitals in Bucharest to be turned into “Covid-19 hospitals” as cases spike in the capital
Health Minister
Nelu Tataru is planning to turn a number of hospitals in the capital and the surrounding
area into “Covid-19 hospitals” as cases rise exponentially in the capital, Europa FM reported.
The first hospital which has been targeted is the Ilfov County Hospital, in southeastern Bucharest and treats patients from Bucharest and Ilfov, a county...
New coronavirus cases surpass 1,000 for a second day in Romania
Romania
reported another record number of cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, with many of the
1,130 cases concentrated in the capital and two other counties.
The new record came as authorities tested 21,419 people, one of the highest amounts of tests carried out in a single day.
Some 5.19%
of those tested positive for...
Romania gov’t poised to revert to 2 rounds of voting in local elections, opposition calls move “abusive”
Romania’s minority Liberal government is poised to
pass an emergency ordinance to revert to two rounds of voting
in local elections.
The move triggered an angry response from the
opposition Social Democrats who called it “undemocratic” and sent a letter of protest
to the European Union.
But Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said: “We are passing...
Romanians not missing pre-pandemic lives. Survey reveals only one in want to go back to the office, 25% miss their friends
The coronavirus pandemic has transformed every aspect of people’s lives, with remote working, online schooling, empty airports and closed restaurants now being the norm.
Some people are eager to get back to the 'old normal' either when cases fall or when the anti-Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out next year.
But the...
Black Thursday. Coronavirus death toll rises to 115 in Romania, with record 23 deaths in one day
The
coronavirus death toll in Romania rose to 115 on Thursday, with 21 deaths in
one day, the highest number since the outbreak started.
The government
said the patients who died of COVID-19 were aged from 34 to 81.
The majority
had underlying health problems such as diabetes, kidney failure and heart
problems.
Romania’s Dacia carmaker furloughs 1,100 factory workers due to a lack of orders
Renault
carmarker that produces Dacia automobiles in Romania has furloughed 1,100 employees
until the end of the month due to a lack of orders, Mediafax news agency reported.
Managers send workers home from its factory in Mioveni in southern Romania on Tuesday until June 30, Mediafax said on Tuesday.
The factory
closed when the...
Number of new coronavirus cases in Romania drop to 125, lowest for six days
Romanian
authorities reported 125 new cases of coronavirus, a sharp drop from previous
days.
The Strategic
Communication Group said Monday that the total number of cases rose to 20,604
with the latest figures. Monday’s figure was the lowest number of cases since June
2.
Some 1,334
people have succumbed to the virus, including eight in the...
