Bucharest
\nauthorities on Wednesday made repeated and persistent calls on the population
\nto observe health safety regulations, after an alarming soar in the number of
\ncorona infections. The main reasons behind the latest increase include people’s
\ngrowing indifference in observing these measures. Some of these have been downgraded
\nto simple recommendations in the wake of a Constitutional Court ruling which
\nrated the legislation on isolation and quarantine under the states of emergency
\nand alert as unconstitutional. The Liberal Government has submitted a new law
\nto Parliament, where the Social-Democrats hold the majority, and whom President
\nKlaus Iohannis has asked to debate the law as an emergency. Klaus Iohannis
\npointed out that the pandemic has been kept in check up until several weeks
\nago, but things have taken a turn for the worse, for which both the authorities
\nand citizens share the blame. The President has called on people to wear masks,
\nobserve social distancing and wash their hands frequently, adding that, should
\nthe situation escalate, restrictions are likely to return. Klaus Iohannis went
\non to say that the health system is currently coping with the number of new
\ncases, warning however against the limited number of beds in intensive care.
\nThe Government doesn’t want to reinstate restrictions, but will take any
\nnecessary measure, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said in turn. The Romanian
\nofficial said we are all equal in the face of this pandemic, criticizing a
\nnumber of campaigns in the public sphere aimed at making people believe the
\nvirus does not exist. Ludovic Orban:<\/p>\n
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When you
\nget risk you actually risk endangering the people closest to you, because the
\nvirus is transmitted to people you interact with the most. If you don’t care
\nabout your own health and don’t believe the virus exists or is dangerous, then
\nyou should care about your brother, your mother, your father, your child, your
\nfriends and colleagues. <\/p>\n
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We have
\nreached a turning point, Health Minister Nelu Tataru said in turn, adding that
\nno further relaxation measures will be introduced until the number of new cases
\ngoes down. Minister Tataru said that, after the Constitutional Court’s ruling,
\n30.000 people suspected of being infected with SARS CoV2 have left isolation
\nand approximately 1.300 are no longer in quarantine centers. On a visit to the
\nBlack Sea coast, Nelu Tataru called on tourists to observe regulations related
\nto the pandemic, expressing hope a legal framework will be set in place by the
\nmiddle of next week, allowing the Government to introduce the appropriate
\nmeasures. People who don’t exhibit any symptoms or who request their medical
\ndischarge should stay isolated at home for at least 14 days. Those who do feel
\nsick should report to emergency wards for an evaluation of their condition,
\nthe Health Minister explained. <\/p>\n
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(Translated
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