73 new ICU beds may become
\navailable in Romania soon, to take the total number in this country to over
\n1,600. State secretary with the health ministry Andrei Baciu says 13 new beds
\nhave already operational, but that everything now depends of the availability
\nof human resources. This comes as Romanian hospitals are struggling to cope
\nwith the large number of admissions, especially severe cases, following a rise
\nin the number of Covid infections. Prime minister Florin C\u00ee\u021bu has admitted that
\nthe ICU situation remains sensitive and emphasised that the allocation of human
\nresources must remain a priority. We must keep up the efforts despite, and
\nthat’s the good news, a decrease in the number of new positive cases, he said,
\nadding that the third wave has begun to abate without Romania going into lockdown.
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In another development, state
\nsecretary Baciu said there’s a growing interest in vaccination among the general
\npopulation, with hesitation levels below 10%. Most people would get the vaccine
\nif one would become available right now, he said, explaining that Bucharest and
\nthe counties of Cluj, S\u0103laj, Sibiu and Maramure\u015f have reached a 20% vaccination
\nrate. We provide increased access to vaccine in places with a high infection rate
\nso as to assist the local authorities, the health ministry official also said.<\/p>\n
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In the meantime, the dispute
\ncontinued in Bucharest following comments by outgoing health minister Vlad
\nVoiculescu about the number of Covid hospital deaths. A member of the Save
\nRomania Union and PLUS Alliance, which is part of the ruling coalition, Voiculescu
\nsaid there are differences in how the deaths were reported last year during the
\nformer government run by the Liberals and asked the current Liberal prime minister
\nC\u00ee\u021bu, who previously sacked Voiculescu without consulting the coalition
\npartners, to clarify the situation. The Social Democratic Party in opposition requested
\nthe creation of a parliamentary inquiry committee, accusing the authorities of tampering
\nwith the figures. <\/p>\n
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Colentina Hospital in Bucharest said
\nthe differences that exist in two different applications for reporting Covid
\ndeaths are minimal and are due to an objective factor, namely the time when the
\nentry was made. This hospital, which was turned into a Covid support facility as
\nearly as March last year, also says all deaths have been recorded in keeping
\nwith the legal provisions in place and that statements to the contrary have no basis
\nin reality. The defence ministry has also said that the deaths recorded by the Covid
\ntreatment facility known as ROL 2, and which is run by the Central Military
\nHospital, were centralised and reported in keeping with the law. (CM)<\/p>\n
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