The Government of Romania has published an important announcement regarding the increase of testing capacity among Romanians throughout the country for the faster detection of infections generated by COVID-19, and the faster provision of treatment.
"In a 24-hour period, on the territory of Romania, 14.088 positive people with the SARS-CoV-2 virus were registered, out of a total of 43.528 RT-PCR and antigen tests performed.
The positivity rate is 32,36%.
Increasing the testing capacity and testing in particular people with an increased possibility of being infected with SARS-CoV-2 have the role of detecting the disease in time, with the aim of providing rapid treatment to those who have contacted COVID-19, but also for to prevent, as much as possible, the increased spread of the virus, by limiting the contacts that virus carriers have with other people.
To support this activity, people who have symptoms that may indicate the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (fever, cough, fatigue, headache, loss of taste and smell, etc.) are asked to call their family doctor, call centers DSP or single emergency number 112 to request testing.
Also, people who show symptoms and are in Bucharest or Ilfov county can travel with their own means, not with public transport, to the centers specially created for collecting samples for testing COVID-19.
People who test positive can go to the COVID-19 assessment centers to receive the necessary consultation and treatment.
Attention: if you have severe forms and the symptoms manifest aggressively, call the single emergency number 112.
We remind you that public health specialists claim that vaccination remains the most effective method of preventing serious forms of COVID-19 and deaths.
In fact, today among the 599 people hospitalized at ATI, 523 are unvaccinated people.
Also, of the 22 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, 20 occurred in unvaccinated patients."
