Covid-19Ro. The number of new cases of coronavirus infection is dropping in Romania, though the number of related fatalities remains quite high. 14,524 new cases and 135 deaths - of which 10 from the previous reporting period - have been reported today. Health Minister Alexandru Rafila and those responsible for managing the crisis are considering a staged relaxation, by field of activity, which might start two or three weeks from now. As regards vaccination, more than 8.1 million people have been immunized with the first doze, and 2.5 million with the booster.
Talks. The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, has met Brussels today with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. The two discussed security developments in the EU's Eastern Neighborhood, the support for the Republic of. Moldova (ex-Soviet, predominantly Romanian-speaking), energy security, the package of measures to combat climate change and the enlargement of the Schengen area. The m