Romania is no longer included in the European ELI-ERIC consortium
Romania is no longer included in the European ELI-ERIC consortium, approved by the European Commission. Last year, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Bucharest’s partners in the project, demanded the exclusion of the Magurele Laser. In 2012, the three countries received funding from Brussels for the pan-European research project Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) with the Romanian component. According to a statement published on Thursday, Romania is expected to join the laser consortium near Bucharest in the future, but it is not specified with what status. In addition to the Czech Republic and Hungary, Italy and Lithuania are founding members, and Germany and Bulgaria are founding members with observer status.
Covid vaccination campaign is accelerating, said the President of Romania
Starting with Friday, Romanians could be vaccinated against COVID-9 without programming. In the same time, vaccination marathons will be organized in the capital Bucharest and in the country, announced on Thursday in Constanţa the Romanian president Klaus Iohannis and prime minister Florin Cîţu. The two Romanian leaders visited the Covid vaccination center in the „Dr. Alexandru Gafencu” Military Emergency Hospital. Romania is doing very well in terms of the anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaign, said President Klaus Iohannis and pointed out that there are not many countries where citizens can be vaccinated directly, without programming. „Today we will exceed 100.000 vaccinated people in one day and we will keep pace and, if necessary, we will increase it, so that, in the shortest time, a large number of Romanian citizens and foreign residents will they can be vaccinated”, said Klaus Iohannis.
Romania COVID-19 updates
Romanian authorities reported 1,632 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, after more than 38,000 tests performed. Most cases were registered in the capital Bucharest – 222. Romanian officials also announced 94 new deaths associated with the new coronavirus. There are now 1,100 patients in intensive care units.
Magda Baciu
