If the pandemic stays its current course
\nand social distancing is observed, malls might reopen, Health Minister Nelu
\nTataru said, referring to a two-phase lifting of restrictions imposed to
\ncontain the spread of the virus. Minister Tataru pointed out sports
\ncompetitions have already resumed, without public attendance, while open-air
\nconcerts will admit a maximum of 500 people, a number that may increase.
\nAuthorities are still analyzing if outdoor swimming pools can reopen. This is
\njust a preliminary outlook, with any additional relaxation measures being
\nintroduced only following an assessment of the epidemiological context. The
\nHealth Minister also said infected people who aren’t displaying any symptoms
\nmight have to stay at home, monitored by their family physicians, in the event
\nthe community spread of the virus remains low. Nelu Tataru also says that the
\nwearing of face masks may no longer be mandatory:<\/p>\n
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The moment the virus stops spreading at
\ncommunity level, when no hotbeds are reported in hospitals, homes for the
\nelderly or people with chronic diseases, then we will consider eliminating the
\nwearing of masks. The virus spreads mainly via respiratory droplets, so as long
\nas we are sitting close to each other in enclosed spaces, the masks will remain
\ncompulsory.<\/p>\n
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Minister Tataru said a public tender for
\nthe purchase of masks for the population is still unfolding. Over the next few
\ndays, 115 million masks will be delivered to 2.3 million underprivileged
\npeople. So far masks are mandatory in enclosed areas, in public means of
\ntransportation and at work, with a few exceptions. The Health Minister said he
\nis considering a cohabitation with the virus, when faced with very low levels
\nof community circulation. We are still compiling data and our next
\nseroprevalence survey will give us more answers. The number of people who get vaccine
\nshots will dictate the severity of the phase we are entering, Tataru added. The
\nauthorities are looking to make hospitals closed down or turned into COVID
\nsupport units open to public access again, something which the chronically ill
\nhave been insistently asking for. Nelu Tataru also said the authorities can’t
\nmake the SARS CoV2 vaccine compulsory, but recommend people should get the
\nshot. A possible vaccine might be viable by mid-2021. It’s difficult,
\ntherefore, to make the vaccine mandatory without a minimum testing period of
\ntwo seasons. The minister pointed out that vaccination remains key to
\nsafeguarding public health, and any opposition to this point seeks only to
\nundermine our efforts rather than rely on science. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu) <\/p>\n
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