March 24, 2020 UPDATE
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Newsroom, 24.03.2020, 19:22
TOLL Eleven Romanians have so far been killed by the new coronavirus. 794 people have so far been infected in Romania, including over 100 medical staffers. 79 people have been cured and left hospitals. 8 Romanians have also been killed by the new virus abroad, 7 in Italy and one in France.
GAMES Japan proposed the postponement of the Olympic Games due this summer in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the International Olympic Committee accepted, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced. Last week UEFA decided to postpone the European Championship for a year due to the same pandemic.
MEASURES President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday announced the introduction of total quarantine measures in Romania. People are allowed to travel only to jobs or to market places. Authorities have resorted to army troops to beef up the police forces. Iohannis has also announced electronic surveillance measures for people in self-quarantine while people over 65 years old must remain indoor all the time. All these restrictions will come into effect as of Wednesday. We recall that all hospitals, public and private, have rescheduled surgical operations that can be rescheduled in order to be able to receive more patients.
WHO The pandemic is accelerating, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. COVID 19 has so far infected nearly 400 thousand of people from all over the world, while 17 thousand have lost their lives. The European Commission has adopted a measure package to ensure the flow of medicine, medical equipment and food. Italy, the most affected country, has registered a slight decrease in the number of contaminated and deaths, but authorities caution that any optimistic conclusion is premature. France has also applied emergency measures limiting the freedom of circulation and assembly. Britain has announced the largest number of deceased in 24 hours from 87 to 422. US president Donald Trump has voiced conviction that his country will be fine in 3-4 months.
(translated by bill)
