Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has said the measures taken during the state of emergency proved effective and has again called for unity
"We are on the right path. We only have to continue firmly and wisely and unite our efforts to overcome this crisis" the Romanian president said on Tuesday, when in his fresh appeals called on the Romanians and institutions to continue to observe the measures aimed at preventing the coronavirus pandemic.
After talks with government officials on the latest economic developments, the current situation in the country's healthcare system and the relaxation measures during the state of alert Romania is currently seeing, Iohannis has pointed out that if the rules imposed by the authorities to curb the pandemic are going to be constantly violated, we are going to see new outbreaks and a new wave of contamination.
The Romanian official has called on the local authorities to play a firmer role in the communities under their administration. Iohannis has recalled the last two difficult months adding that it would be a shame to waste what was gained with such big sacrifice during the state of emergency.
Klaus Iohannis: "We see a lot of irresponsible people acting in bad faith, spreading fake news and all sorts of conspiracy theories in order to make people doubt the severity of the situation and to spread distrust. Suchlike approaches, which are toxic because they are ignoring evidence, and are eroding the state authority, can also affect solidarity and social responsibility, which are crucial in our attempt to overcome this difficult period. When we were united and responsible citizens together with experts and government members we were able to save lives and curb the spreading of the new coronavirus. Dear Romanians, let's not waste what we have achieved with such big sacrifices."
The head of the Romanian state has underlined that shortly after the state of alert was instated a large number of Romanians chose to abide by the rules while public institutions and private companies 'got well prepared' to resume activity, taking all the necessary measures for protecting people's health.
On the other hand Klaus Iohannis has said the strategy for Romania's development in the coming years will be mainly focusing on innovation, competitiveness and massive infrastructure investment. Iohannis explained that we cannot speak about starting all from scratch as economic activity was not completely halted in the past months and there were sectors of the economy, such as constructions, functioning at full throttle.
According to the latest data issued by Eurostat, Romania was leader at European level in this respect with a 2% growth as compared to the similar period of the past year whereas the general evolution at the EU level was negative. According to the National Institute for Statistics, constructions and trade largely contributed to the slight growth Romania saw in the first quarter of the year.
(translated by bill)
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