The Interim Government will meet on wednesday in its first session
The Interim Government will meet today, at its first session, starting at 17:00. Yesterday, the cabinet led by Florin Cîţu was dismissed by a motion of censure. Thus, the government can issue only individual or normative acts, necessary for the administration of public affairs. During this afternoon’s meeting, it will not be possible to issue emergency ordinances and it will not be possible to initiate bills./opopescu
The coronavirus infection rate reached 10.93 cases per thousand inhabitants in Bucharest
The rate of coronavirus infection reached today a new record in the Capital, 10.93 cases per thousand inhabitants. The data presented by DSP Bucharest show that a week ago the rate was 6.33. The capital has been registering for most of the time the most daily cases of coronavirus infection, only yesterday beeing over 2,500. So far, over 350 localities have more than six cases per thousand inhabitants, and 10 municipalities and cities have exceeded the threshold of 10 per thousand. Only seven counties remained below the red threshold of 3 per thousand./opopescu
The epidemiological situation in Romania is critical
In Romania, the situation has not been as critical as now since the beginning of the pandemic. Only a third of the country’s population has been vaccinated so far, which is very poor amid the existence of the Delta variant of coronavirus. In one day, 15,000 new cases of infection were confirmed and 252 people died due to complications of the disease. Hospitals are full. Also this week, it could be announced that Romania is asking for the help of other EU member states, as there are not enough doctors and nurses./opopescu
Ovidiu Popescu – RADOR