Two months after the state of emergency called due to
\nthe COVID-19 pandemic, Romania on May 15 entered a state of alert. The announcement
\nwas made late on Thursday evening by Interior Minister Marcel Vela:<\/p>\n
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Taking into account the analysis and proposals
\nadvanced by the group for technical and scientific support for the management
\nof highly contagious diseases on Romania’s territory regarding the measures
\nthat must be maintained and introduced to prevent and control the spread of
\ninfections, also considering the persistence of a high number of infections in
\nRomania as well as the occurrence of new cases of infected people, which piles
\nup pressure on local authorities and the health system, and in the context of
\nthe gradual relaunch of social and economic activities, while maintaining an
\nadequate level of alert at the level of the National System for the Management
\nof Emergency Situations, the National Committee for Emergency Situations has decided
\nthat a state of alert will be instated at national level over a period of 30
\ndays, starting May 15. <\/p>\n
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People will have to wear protection masks in shopping
\ncenters, means of public transportation and at work. They can also move around
\nfreely around the city without a signed declaration. They must, however,
\nprovide a declaration attesting a sound reason for leaving the city, such as
\nwork, humanitarian aid, volunteering, agricultural works or the sale of
\nagri-food products, the administration of a property or taking care of a sick
\nrelative. People will also be able to leave the city for outdoors sports
\nactivities and family events with a limited number of people. Restaurants
\nremain closed, while parks will reopen. State Secretary Raed Arafat talked
\nabout the new obligations under the state of alert: <\/p>\n
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Public institutions and authorities as well as public
\nand private economic operators must organize their activity so that people
\ncontinue to work from home and take measures to ensure the epidemiological
\ntriage, compulsory disinfection before entering working areas, the observance
\nof regulations on activities performed in common spaces, spacing-out working
\nhours for companies with more than 50 employees, whenever the economic activity
\ncannot be performed remotely. <\/p>\n
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Dentists’ will reopen while non-COVID hospitals will
\nresume admissions that aren’t urgent, with the next of kin still being banned
\nfrom entering hospitals. Finally, flights operated by commercial airliners to
\nand from Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Great
\nBritain, the Netherlands, Spain, the USA and Turkey have been grounded for an
\nadditional 14 days. The international road transport of passengers to and from
\nItaly, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain,
\nthe Netherlands and Turkey remains closed until June 1. Certain border crossing
\npoints remain partially or fully closed. People arriving in Romania,
\nirrespective of the country of origin, will be isolated at home or placed in
\nquarantine, either at home or in institutionalized centers, upon their request.
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\n(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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