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\nGovernment in Bucharest might impose new restrictions to limit the spread of
\nthe corona pandemic, considering the epidemiological context at home has taken
\na turn for the worse, Raed Arafat, the head of the Department for Emergency
\nSituations, has explained. The Romanian official told a TV station that
\nrestrictions might be introduced only in certain areas, although a discussion
\non this matter hasn’t been raised yet. The statement comes against the backdrop
\nof a resurge in the number of corona infections in Romania. Authorities say the
\nmain reason behind the latest increase is the fact that people don’t observe
\nhealth safety regulations overall, and particularly in holiday resorts on the
\nBlack Seacoast, in the mountains, but also in open-air restaurants in downtown
\nBucharest.<\/p>\n
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I doubt
\nthat, right now, we can stop people from going to the seacoast. We can
\nintroduce restrictions, maybe not at national level, we have to monitor the
\nevolution of the pandemic. We might end up introducing regional restrictions.
\nI’m just going to say this: we have to be aware that, if the situation
\ncontinues to get worse and infections in some areas are in higher numbers than
\nin others, there is a possibility these areas might be isolated. <\/p>\n
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Raed Arafat
\npointed out high numbers of infections are reported daily in Bucharest, Arges,
\nPrahova, Dambovita and Brasov counties. The situation isn’t great in Galati County
\neither, where 200 cases were reported last week alone. Dozens of medical and
\nauxiliary staff at the Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Andrei County hospital have tested
\npositive for SARS CoV2. As a result of the resurge of the pandemic in Romania,
\nseveral European states are introducing travel restrictions for Romanians. The
\nlatest in this series is Lithuania, who has denied all access to Romanians. In
\nturn, Lithuanian citizens returning home from Romania will be placed in
\nisolation for 14 days upon arrival. To get to Greece, Romanian tourists must
\nprovide a negative test against COVID-19, no older than 72 hours. A similar
\nmeasure was introduced in Austria. Other European states are imposing
\nquarantine and isolation for arrivals from Romania as a basic rule. Finland,
\nSlovakia and Malta are such countries. Romanians have to observe similar
\nrestrictions when travelling to Estonia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and
\nHungary. Updated information on travel conditions in the context of the
\nCOVID-19 pandemic is available on the website of the Romanian Foreign Ministry.
\nThe said restrictions are not targeting just Romanians, but all citizens whose
\ncountries are reporting increased epidemiological risks. The lists are
\nconstantly being updated. <\/p>\n
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(Translated by V.
\nPalcu)<\/p>\n
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