The campaign to vaccinate teachers began in Romania on
\nWednesday. New centres were set up in Bucharest and around the country offering
\npriority vaccination for teachers. According to official figures, almost 4,000
\nteachers received the AstraZeneca and Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines on the first
\nday of this campaign. Appointments for teachers are made differently, with
\nschools making lists with the staff who wish to get the vaccine and then send
\nthe list to the school inspectorates and then to the health directorates. More than
\n60,000 teachers will receive the vaccine by 10th March, adding to the
\n42,000 who have already got it via the official electronic platform and the 128,000
\nwho have already made appointments on this platform. <\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, the number of pupils and teachers testing
\npositive for coronavirus has continued to rise. In the first two weeks of the
\nreopening of schools, 730 classes switched to remote learning because of positive
\ncases among pupils and staff. More than 800 pupils and almost 640 staff tested
\npositive for Covid since 8th February, when schools reopened for
\nin-person learning for most children. <\/p>\n
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The National Public Health Institute said it noted a countrywide
\nincrease in the incidence rate of new infections over the past two weeks. The data
\nindicate a cumulated incidence rate of more than 100 cases per 100,000
\ninhabitants in most counties and the capital Bucharest, with most cases being
\nreported in urban areas. The institute also noted an increase in the number of
\nCovid infections in the last six days, to an average of 2,640 cases per day, to
\nthe levels recorded on 20th January. Weekly incidence rates are also
\non the rise among the 0-19 and 20-39 age groups. <\/p>\n
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The National Public Health Institute says it is
\nconsidering three possible scenarios: first, a constant daily rise of 1%,
\nleading to a daily average of 3,300 cases by 20th March; second, a
\nconstant daily rise 2%, leading to a daily average of 4,600 cases by 20th
\nMarch; and third, a constant daily rise of 4%, leading to a daily average of
\n8,900 cases by 20th March. Based on the trend seen in the last seven
\ndays, experts are expecting the second scenario to be the most likely. (CM)<\/p>\n
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