Coronavirus infections passed the 1 million mark in Romania on Saturday.
\nSince the end of February last year when the first case was recorded in this
\ncountry, out of the over 1 million Romanians who have had the virus, over 900,000
\nhave recovered and over 25,000 have died. The country is now in the third wave
\nof the pandemic, which so far seems to be the most difficult and far from over,
\nwith the new variants making the virus more transmissible and causing more
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Meanwhile, the vaccination campaign is gathering speed. With a
\npopulation of almost 20 million people, Romania has so far administered 3.6
\nmillion doses of the Pfizer, Moderna or
\nAstraZeneca vaccine, with 1.4 million Romanians having been given both shots of
\nthe Covid vaccine. Despite this, the country is facing an extremely difficult
\ntime in its fight against the pandemic. After more than a year of restrictions,
\nRomanian society and economy are showing signs of exhaustion and tension. <\/p>\n
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An indicator of the enormous pressure still faced by the healthcare
\nsystem is the number of people in intensive care. After stagnating at 1,200 to 1,300
\nfor a while, ICU cases have now risen to some 1,500. The health ministry says
\nthe situation is dramatic, with hospitals running out of ICU beds. The lack of
\nbeds has even generated some complicated situations: patients with severe
\nforms, some even on ventilation, have to wait for hours for a bed to become available
\nor are taken on long trips to other hospitals around the country where there’s
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On Friday night, the evacuation of the Foi\u0219or orthopaedic hospital in Bucharest, one of
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\nRomania’s best medical establishments in this field, generated some unbearable
\nimages. The decision had been taken to repurpose the hospital to treat only severe
\nCovid cases, but the evacuation was done in haste and late at night. The patients
\nundergoing treatment there were moved, either by ambulance or private transportation,
\nwhile still attached to medical equipment. The already dramatic situation was
\nfurther complicated by images of the security forces sent in to maintain order,
\njournalists broadcasting live and outraged protesters. (CM)<\/span><\/p>\n