CONFERENCE – Romanian Prime
\nMinister Ludovic Orban on Monday evening held a press conference, 6 months
\nafter being sworn into office. Nearly half of this period has been marked by
\nthe coronavirus pandemic. The Prime Minister said Romania wasn’t ready for this
\ncrisis and has made a huge effort to cope. Ludovic Orban said the restrictions
\nimposed so far have produced an effective result in the fight against COVID-19.
\nRomania’s testing capacity now stands at 11,000 tests per day, being carried
\nout in 60 centers with 100% accuracy, the Romanian official said. Romania now
\nhas all the necessary medicine to treat the virus. The restrictions are
\ntemporary and will be lifted gradually, depending on the evolution of the
\npandemic. The Government’s purpose was to lower the impact on the economy, and
\nthe situation right now exceeds the forecasts of many economic pundits. Ludovic
\nOrban also said the Government is assessing the financial resources and
\ninstruments that will help economic recovery. Investment will target transport,
\nenergy, healthcare, education and agriculture. Orban said public and private
\ninvestments will drive economic growth. Romania can also accommodate any
\ncompany that chooses to relocate its business from other countries. <\/p>\n
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION – The
\nEuropean Commission on Monday organized an international video-conference aimed
\nat raising funds to support the development of a vaccine and effective
\ntreatments of the coronavirus. An estimated 7.4 billion euros were raised,
\nwhich will go to setting up a world health organization and research networks.
\nIn the opening of the event, the Commission donated 1 billion euros, the same
\nas Norway, while Germany and France have each contributed 500 million euros. Italy
\ndonated 140 million euros. Canada’s contribution will stand at 850 million
\ndollars, Saudi Arabia will donate 500 million dollars, 388 million pounds will
\nbe donated by Great Britain while Israel will contribute 60 million dollars.
\nThe United States did not take part in the initiative. Any vaccine against the
\ncoronavirus should be considered a global public product, French President
\nEmmanuel Macron said. In turn, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pointed overcoming
\nthe crisis will involve the biggest health effort in world history. Despite the
\nlatest promising progress, many researchers doubt a viable vaccine used for
\nmass-immunization would be available earlier than next year. <\/p>\n
(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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