COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
| COVID-19 pandemic in Romania | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Romania |
| Index case | Prigoria, Gorj |
| Arrival date | February 26, 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 16,247 |
| Active cases | 6,148 |
| Severe cases | 225 |
| Recovered | 9,053 |
Deaths | 1,046 |
Territories | 41 counties and Bucharest |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Romania on February 26, 2020, with the first confirmed case in Gorj County.[1]
As of May 14, the Romanian Government reports 14,066 people put in quarantine, a further 18,118 in home isolation under medical supervision, and 286,217 tests having been processed.[2]
On February 21, following a COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, the Romanian government announced a 14-day quarantine for citizens returning from the affected regions.
On February 26, the Minister of Education and Research required schools to spread awareness about coronavirus.[3][4]
On March 14, after over 101 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus, Romania entered the third COVID-19 scenario.[5] The third scenario goes from 101 to 2,000 cases.
On April 7, a 53 year old paramedic from Suceava became the first reported casualty among Romanian medical personnel.[6][7] As of April 18, there were over a thousand infected medical staff in the country.[8][9]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Primul caz de coronavirus în România. Suspiciuni despre un al doilea caz în Gorj" [First coronavirus case in Romania. Suspicions about a second case in Gorj]. Digi24 (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ "BULETIN DE PRESĂ 14 Mai 2020, ora 13.00". stirioficiale.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Zece sfaturi pentru elevi și profesori - Ministerul Educației - Educatie - HotNews.ro". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 2020-02-26. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Ministerul Sănătății" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ↑ "România a depășit pragul de 100 de persoane infectate cu coronavirus. Se intră în scenariul al treilea, pregătit de autorități" [Romania topped the limit of 100 people infected with coronavirus. It enters the third scenario, prepared by authorities]. Digi24. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ Gogu, Madalina. "Primul deces în urma infectării cu noul corinavirus în rândul personalului medical" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ Gogu, Madalina. "Informare 7 aprilie 2020, ora 9:20pm" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ Gogu, Madalina. "Cadre medicale infectate cu noul coronavirus" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ↑ Gogu, Madalina. "Informare de presă - 18 aprilie 2020, ora 12.29" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
