Thirteen people have tested positive for coronavirus in Romania, including 1st case in the capital
Romanian authorities say 13 people have tested positive for coronavirus, including the first case in the capital.
Romanian authorities said on Saturday that a 49-year-old man in the capital who returned from a trip to Rome in late February was diagnosed with the virus.
The man was hospitalized in the Matei...
Romania puts brake on reopening restaurants after surge in Covid-19 cases
Restaurants
in Romania won’t reopen as planned on July 1, following a spike in coronavirus
cases which came after some people refused to wear compulsory face masks and
disregarded other measures designed to slow the spread of the virus.
Health Minister Nelu Tataru said late Monday that officials had “assessed
the last two weeks, when cases increased, two...
PM Ludovic Orban: ‘Hurray, hurray, hurray! Long live Greater Romania!’ Iohannis praises Romanians for “defending democracy”(update 3)
Light snow fell in the capital Sunday as Romanians in their thousands turned out to watch large military parades in Bucharest and other cities for the national day holiday. President Klaus Iohannis later called on millions of Romanians who live abroad to return home to a "normal" Romania and praised countrymen for "defending democracy."
Romania’s president appeals to entrepreneurs to bring ideas to the table in response to the coronavirus crisis
President
Klaus Iohannis on Monday launched an appeal to the country’s entrepreneurs to
bring their ideas and initiatives to the government to tackle the coronavirus epidemic.
In a live address, Iohannis publicly reached out to Romanian businesses.
“I am
using this occasion to address our entrepreneurs. Come to the government with your ideas because...
One million jobs in Romania at risk over virus outbreak, study warns
Romanian consultancy company Frames has warned that one million jobs are at risk due to the economic downturn caused by the virus outbreak.
The company warned in a study published on March 13 that Romania would go into a recession “unless urgent measures are taken.”
Frames said small firms were particularly...
“Hospitals of Shame:” Bribes to doctors still widespread in Romania, study shows.
A study shows Bucharest’s Emergency Hospital has the highest level of patient-to-medics bribes with 153 patients reporting they paid a kickback from Jan-July 2019. An emergency hospital in the provinces is next worse with 147 patients saying they’d paid a bribe. Eighty-three cancer patients paid a bribe at the Al. Trestioreanu Oncological Institute in Bucharest. The unusual...
Treasure hunters discover 2,500 medieval coins in forest in eastern Romania
Treasure hunters have unearthed 2,500 medieval coins from a remote forest in eastern Romanian, a museum curator said.
Daniel Costache, the director of the Buzau County Museum, said seven treasure hunters dug up an earthenware pot containing the coins and handed their find over to authorities.
He said the 2,517 coins...
Three detained on suspicion of trying to smuggle 10 kilograms of cannabis out of Romania
Romanian anti-crime prosecutors have detained three people who are suspected of trying to smuggle 10 kilograms of cannabis out of Romania.
The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism said it had detained the unnamed individuals for 24 hours on suspicion of “trafficking high-risk drugs.”
A statement said border police...
U.S. President Donald Trump offers Romania ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients in phone call with Romanian president
President Klaus Iohannis said Romania will gratefully
accept U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to provide ventilators for
coronavirus patients.
Trump called Iohannis on Saturday to discuss the effects of the novel coronavirus in both countries and the bilateral Strategic Partnership.
The U.S. president also offered Romania 800,000 U.S. dollars to help...
Coronavirus pandemic delays opening of new mall in southern Romania
A brand-new mall in the southern city of Targoviste will open in August, three
months later than scheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Dambovta Mall, the first in the county of Dambovita, is a 50 million euro investment which is expected to create 1,000 jobs, Realitatea Plus reported.
The 33,000 square...
