UPDATE: Coronavirus Romania: Case 38 announced by the authorities

Coronavirus case 30

UPDATE 8: Another case of infection with the Coronavirus was confirmed, a 54-year-old woman being the most recent case, she also being infected by the former policeman who infected his family.


UPDATE 7: Case 37 was announced by the Romanian authorities, and it is about a person from Bucharest who is 47 years old, and who traveled to Stuttgart between February 26 and March 02.

"Case 37. Male, 47 years old, from Bucharest, traveled to Stuttgart between 26.02-02.03.2020, presents symptoms on 06.03.2020, is hospitalized at V. Babeș."


UPDATE 6: Case 36 is a 56-year-old person from Bucharest who traveled to Israel between February 22 and 29, this being the 7th person confirmed today as being infected with the Coronavirus.

"Positive case number 36. Man from Bucharest, 56 years old, traveled to Israel between February 22-29, 2020, yesterday night he presented symptoms, his health condition worsened, admitted to ATI at V. Babes Hospital."


UPDATE 5: The first case of infection with the Coronavirus in Caras - Severn is a 27-year-old man from Resita who is said to be an employee of Dedeman, but the company has not officially confirmed this, nor have those from DSP.

"A 27-year-old man from Reșita is the first patient with a positive result for the coronavirus, from Caraș-Severin. He presented himself at UPU Reșita with somewhat atypical symptoms, but he was isolated here and samples were collected and sent to the "Victor Babeș" Hospital in Timișoara. The first set of tests was inconclusive, but a second set was positive. It should be noted that he has not recently traveled to Italy or another country affected by the coronavirus. Tonight - 10.03.2020 - he will be transported by ambulance to Timișoara, where he will be admitted to the "Victor Babeș" Hospital. An epidemiological investigation of the contacts will begin immediately. The patient's wife is currently isolated at home, according to the protocol in these situations, and is asymptomatic."


UPDATE 4: Cases 34 and 35 of infection have been confirmed, they are a 55-year-old man who was infected by the former policeman who infected his family, plus another 53-year-old woman from Covasna, who came to Romania on March 8th.

"Three more confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the number of cases to 35 at the national level.

Is about:

  • Man, 55 years old, Bucharest, contact with the patient from Gerota, asymptomatic
  • Man, 31 years old, Bucharest, in self-isolation
  • Woman, 53 years old, Covasna, arrived on 08.03 from Italy, in self-isolation"

UPDATE 3: The 33rd case of infection with the new Coronavirus was confirmed by the authorities for a patient from the Bucharest University Hospital.

The man recently returned from Israel, and was taken to the hospital with respiratory problems last night.


UPDATE 2: Case 32 was confirmed in a man, also from Iasi, but he returned from Warsaw, Poland, so a new country that presents a potential danger for Romania.

The 38-year-old man was in self-isolation at home since March 9.

"The 32nd case of illness with the new coronavirus was confirmed. It is about a 38-year-old man from Iasi, contact with a confirmed case in Warsaw, he was in self-isolation since 9.03.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX."


UPDATED: Case 31 was confirmed for a man from Iasi who returned at the beginning of this month from Venice, he was hospitalized locally by the authorities.

The man entered Romania on March 2, but apparently between March 4 and March 10 he had some symptoms, he was hospitalized only yesterday by the authorities at the Infectious Diseases hospital.


Coronavirus has infected a 30th person from Romania, the woman being a doctor from Bucharest, and the infection comes from the former policeman, employee of ADP Sector 4, who infected 4 other people before her, they were traveling to Israel on the 26 February.

The same man infected his son, his pregnant wife, and his 3-year-old grandson, all of whom were confirmed as positive for the Coronavirus, another woman, separate from the one today, was also confirmed as infected after came into contact with him.

This is the first doctor in Romania who is infected with the Coronavirus by a patient he consulted, and for now it is not known if the woman protected herself when she consulted him, considering that several journalists said that initially he did not say that he had traveled in a country with infections.

Because of the same man, the entire Gerota hospital, of the Ministry of the Interior, is quarantined, everyone there being locked inside for 14 days, and this doctor is the first person inside to be confirmed as infected, but it could be about others as well.

"A case of illness with the new coronavirus was registered this morning, the 30th case at national level. It is a woman, 43 years old, contact of the patient who was hospitalized in Gerota Hospital."