Tuesday was another black day for Romania’s efforts to
\ncontain the COVID-19 pandemic. The authorities announced nearly 17,000 new
\ncases of Sars-CoV-2, 442 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours and around 1,700 patients
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The total number of infections since the onset of the
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The situation is dire, dr. Adrian Marinescu with Bucharest’s
\nMatei Bal\u015f Institute of Infectious Diseases admits. He says Romania’s topping
\nthe EU and world statistics by number of deaths among COVID-19 patients and the
\nhealthcare system overwhelmed by the large number of cases are the consequences
\nof the very low vaccination rate. <\/p>\n
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Adrian Marinescu<\/strong>: I’ll make this very clear. There
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The physician also said, in a specialised conference, that
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In turn, the head of the National Coordination Committee
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So far, Romania has received over 20 million doses of anti-COVID
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In an effort to increase this rate, which is substantially
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In the current context, the education system is once
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\nis no country in the world with extensive vaccination rates, at 70 – 80%, where
\nthings are not okay in terms of the number of hospitalised patients, of severe
\nforms of the disease, of ICU patients. What we see in Romania is,
\nunfortunately, in direct relation to this low vaccination rate. Statistics
\ntranslate into reality, and I can tell you that in intensive care units, 94 -
\n95% of the patients in critical condition are not vaccinated<\/em>. <\/p>\n
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\nthis month is expected to be very difficult as regards the healthcare crisis,
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\nfor COVID-19 Vaccination, Valeriu Gheorghi\u0163\u0103, says prevention programmes are
\nneeded in Romania, and health education should begin in the early school years,
\nso as to ensure that citizens perceive vaccination as a normal act of
\nprotection against diseases. <\/p>\n
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\nvaccines, and only little over half of them have been used. According to
\nofficial data, at present the COVID vaccine coverage among people over 12 years
\nof age is around 34%. <\/p>\n
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\nsmaller than in other EU countries, the head of the vaccination programme
\nannounced that a new anti-COVID vaccination marathon is being planned in the
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\nagain one of the most severely affected. The interim education minister Sorin
\nC\u00eempeanu urged schools to identify the best solutions to benefit students. By Tuesday,
\nthe Bucharest City’s School Inspectorate had received over 100 requests from
\nschools to suspend face-to-face teaching. (tr. A.M. Popescu)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"