Press statement supported by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis
Press statement supported by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis
Published by The Government of Romania on Wednesday, July 8, 2020
UPDATE: President Klaus Iohannis made several statements regarding the Coronavirus pandemic.
The authorities in Romania continue to announce increases in the number of infections with the new Coronavirus in Romania, 555 today, and this was to be expected, considering that the rules were not respected by many people, the authorities' expectations being that the situation will continue in this rhythm.
The number of people declared cured is constant, below that of infected people, the number of deaths increases a lot, reaching the level of the state of emergency, the number of people in intensive care is also very high, unfortunately.
"
In the context of the sustained increase in the number of new cases of infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the Strategic Communication Group draws attention to the need to strictly observe health protection measures: wearing a mask, keeping distance, avoiding direct contact with other people, frequent hand hygiene.
The rate of compliance with health protection measures is the central element in the effective management of the health crisis and in limiting the spread of the virus.
We encourage awareness of the danger caused by infection with the new coronavirus, respectfully urging third parties to comply with protective measures, as well as reporting to the authorities cases in which they are violated.
We disavow acts of politicization of the health crisis, either denying the danger of infection or minimizing the risks generated by COVID-19, or repeatedly challenging the measures taken by the authorities to manage the crisis, based on the assessment of public health experts, as such acts determine behaviors and attitudes contrary to the sanitary and social imperative of this moment.
Until today, July 8, on the territory of Romania, 30.175 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed. Of the people confirmed positive, 22.284 were discharged, of which 20.799 cured patients and 1.485 asymptomatic patients, discharged 10 days after detection.
The number of confirmed cases, by county, according to the reporting of the National Institute of Public Health:
To date, 1.817 people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died.
Between 07.07.2020 (10:00) and 08.07.2020 (10:00) 18 deaths (6 men and 12 women) of patients infected with the new coronavirus, admitted to hospitals in Brașov, Dâmbovița, Galați, Bucharest, Prahova, Sălaj, Suceava and Vâlcea.
Of these, 2 deaths were recorded in the age category 50-59 years, 6 deaths in the age category 60-69 years, 3 deaths in the age category 70-79 years and 7 deaths in people over 80 years old.
All deaths are of patients who had comorbidities.
Since the last information sent by the Strategic Communication Group, another 555 new cases of illness have been registered.
At the moment, 237 patients are admitted to the ATI.
Up to this date, at the national level, 796.484 tests have been processed.
In the last 24 hours, 406 calls were made to the single emergency number 112 and 1.023 to the TELVERDE line (0800 800 358), opened specifically for informing citizens.
As a result of the violation of the provisions of Law no. 55 of 15.05.2020 regarding some measures to prevent and combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the police and gendarmes applied, in the last 24 hours, 912 contraventional sanctions, in the amount of 111.550 lei.
Regarding the situation of Romanian citizens in other countries, 5.095 Romanian citizens have been confirmed as infected with COVID-19 (coronavirus): 1.885 in Italy, 561 in Spain, 107 in France, 2.275 in Germany, 97 in Great Britain , 28 in the Netherlands, 2 in Namibia, 3 in the USA, 105 in Austria, 3 in Belgium, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 2 in Switzerland, 2 in Turkey, 2 in Iceland, 2 in Belarus and one each in Argentina, Tunisia, Ireland, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Malta, Brazil, India, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Greece and Sweden. From the beginning of the epidemic of COVID-19 (coronavirus) until this moment, 122 Romanian citizens abroad, 31 in Italy, 19 in France, 43 in Great Britain, 9 in Spain, 14 in Germany, 2 in Belgium, one in Sweden, one in Switzerland, one in the US and one in Brazil, have passed away.
Among the Romanian citizens confirmed with the new coronavirus, 72 were declared cured: 50 in Germany, 10 in France, 6 in Japan, 2 in Indonesia, 2 in Namibia, one in Luxembourg and one in Tunisia.
Note: these data are obtained by diplomatic missions and consular offices of Romania abroad, either from the competent authorities in the states of residence, to the extent that these data are subject to public communication, or directly from Romanian citizens abroad.
We remind citizens to consider only information verified through official sources and to call for recommendations and other information on the TELVERDE line – 0800.800.358. The TELVERDE number is not an emergency number, it is a telephone line allocated strictly for informing citizens and is valid for national calls, from Monday to Friday, between 08.00:20.00 and 4021.320.20.20:XNUMX. Also, Romanians abroad can request information about preventing and combating the virus at the line specially dedicated to them, +XNUMX."
