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ANALYSIS -
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis is today chairing a meeting aimed at analyzing and presenting
\npublic safety and order measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nTaking part are Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, Interior Minister Marcel Vela,
\nDefense Minister Nicolae Ciuca and State Secretary with the Interior Ministry,
\nPolice Chief Bogdan Despescu. Authorities report 2,245 infections with the new
\ncoronavirus and 85 deaths. 220 people have recovered. Prosecutors have launched
\na criminal investigation into several irregularities reported at the Suceava
\nCounty Hospital in Suceava, the only county where total quarantine has been declared
\nand where a large number of medical staff and patients have tested positive for
\nCOVID-19. A third of the total number of people who died to the virus were from
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UNEMPLOYMENT
\n– Businesses, self-employed people and other types of employees can apply for
\ntechnical unemployment starting today. Labor Minister Violeta Alexandru made a
\nseries of declarations regarding the two decrees regulation this field. The
\nstate will thus pay 75% of the average gross salary, namely no more than 475
\neuros. The measure is in place only during the state of emergency. Athletes are
\nalso eligible for this type of unemployment benefits. All the related documents
\nwill be filed online. <\/p>\n
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LOAN – The
\nFinance Ministry has taken out a new loan worth 415 million euros on the local
\nmarkets. Finance Minister Florin Citu says the money will be used to pay
\nsalaries, pensions, social welfare benefits and VAT refunds. Financial
\ninstitutions have provided the state with funds after a period when cash
\nwithdrawals, from both the population and businesses, have doubled compared to
\nDecember 2019. The National Bank says this represents the peak of financial
\ntensions caused by the coronavirus crisis. <\/p>\n
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INDUSTRY -
\nThe Romanian pharmaceutical industry will report a record high turnover in 2020,
\nan estimated 14 billion euros, in the context of the growing demand of
\nmedication and sanitary equipment generated by the coronavirus pandemic, reads
\na recent study conducted by KeysFin, one of the country’s top business
\ninformation providers. According to estimates, the economy will drop in 2020 by
\nas much as 7%. Still, the pharmaceutical industry, which has been reporting
\nconstant growth in the last 10 years, will be one of the privileged sectors in
\nthe current context, alongside the food, IT&C and agriculture industries,
\nas well as energy, natural gas and water supply providers. Some 170
\nmanufacturers of medicine and pharmaceutical gear are certified in Romania, in
\naddition to 6,500 retailers and wholesalers trading these types of products. <\/p>\n
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CORONAVIRUS
\nIN EUROPE – The COVID-19 pandemic has
\nkilled over 30,000 people in Europe, of which two thirds in Italy and Spain,
\nFrance Press quotes information released by national authorities. France is the
\ncountry with the third-largest number of victims. Europe is the continent most
\naffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Commission has proposed the disbursement
\nof an additional 75 million euros to support operations aimed at repatriating
\nEuropean citizens and increasing the reserve budget for the purchase of medical
\nequipment. The Commission is considering an adjustment of the said budget.
\nSince the start of the pandemic, some 2,300 EU citizens have been repatriated
\nfrom China, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Tunisia, Georgia, the
\nPhilippines and Cape Verde. Another 80 similar flights are scheduled for the
\ncoming days. <\/p>\n
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STUDY – Isolation and other measures adopted to avert the
\nCOVID-19 pandemic from spreading have saved the lives of some 59,000 people in
\n11 European countries, researchers with the Imperial College in London have
\nrevealed. The measures taken under advisement are quarantine for the sick, the
\nclosing-down of schools and universities, banning public gatherings, social
\ndistancing measures and general isolation. Italy, the first country to introduce
\nstrict measures and where the pandemic has reached its peak, some 38,000 lives
\nwere saved due to the decision to impose total quarantine, the study reveals.
\nNext on the list is Spain with 16,000 lives saved, followed by France with
\n2,500 lives saved, Belgium with 560, Germany with 550, the UK with 370,
\nSwitzerland with 340, Austria with 140, Sweden with 82, Denmark with 69 and
\nNorway with 10 lives saved. Researchers say that any more deaths will be
\naverted by keeping interventions in place until transmission drops to low
\nlevels. <\/p>\n
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