COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in Romania since February 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic .
background
The COVID-19 pandemic began in the People's Republic of China in December 2019 . The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group . On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the event as a global pandemic .
course
The first case was discovered in Gorj County on February 26, 2020. A man had contact with an Italian who had entered the country.
After Romania was initially not severely affected by the pandemic, the death toll rose especially from April 2020. From May, Romania became the Eastern European country with the most corona deaths per million inhabitants, ahead of Moldova , North Macedonia and Slovenia . On May 19, 2020, Romania had 59 deaths per million inhabitants. Three months later, 3196 fatalities as a result of COVID-19 disease are recorded in Romania, and another 497 patients are in intensive care units (as of August 21, 2020).
activities
Preventive measures
On January 22nd, 2020 the Romanian government decided which six hospitals are to be considered as reception centers for Covid-19 patients: There are infection clinics in Iași, Timisoara, Constanța, Cluj and two clinics in Bucharest: INBI “Matei Balș” and SCBIT “Victor Babes ”. All international airports have received thermal scanners to make it easier to find sick patients with a body temperature of more than 38 degrees. An internal ministerial commission to monitor and manage possible infections with Covid-19 was formed. Specialists from the health, foreign, interior, transport and telecommunications ministries are involved. Medical care was guaranteed around the clock at all airports. All passengers with symptoms are examined. Sufficient protective material for doctors and airport employees was made available. A questionnaire for all passengers was provided.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Romania
according to WHO data
New infections in Romania
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Romania
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Romania
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
See also
Web links
- Information from the Ministry of Health (Romanian)
- Information from the University Hospital "Dr. Carol Davila" (Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Tagesschau: “Deeply worried”. WHO speaks of corona pandemic. March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ Neagu, Alina: Primul caz de infecție cu coronavirus, confirmat oficial în România: Un bărbat din Gorj ce a intrat în contact cu italianul care a vizitat recent țara noastră . February 26, 2020.
- ↑ Ficiu, Loredana: Detalii despre primul român diagnosticat cu noul coronavirus. Are 20 de ani și locuiește în comuna Prigoria - UPDATE . February 27, 2020.
- ↑ Coronavirus Update (Live) , Worldometer, accessed on May 19, 2020
- ↑ Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung: Almost 500 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units. ADZ , August 21, 2020, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Ministerul Sanatatii. Comunicat de presa. Comitetul interministerial pentru monitorizarea și managementul potențialelor infecții cu noul coronavirus. January 26, 2020
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed June 8, 2020 .
