Catalin Alexandru

Another 11 persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 619, the Strategic Communications group (GCS) announced on Sunday. It is about nine men and two women aged between 37 and 89. AGERPRES (RO - author: Catalin Alexandru, editor: Antonia Nita; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

Prince Mihai Dimitrie Sturdza, historian and diplomat, died in Paris at the age of 86, Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) Director General Filip-Lucian Iorga-Barbulescu announced on Saturday evening on his Facebook page.

Seven more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 608, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Sunday. It is about four men and three women aged between 54 and 92. AGERPRES (RO - editor: Catalin Alexandru, editor: Claudia Stanescu; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

President Klaus Iohannis on Saturday had a telephone conversation with United States President Donald J. Trump, at the request of the U.S. side, the discussions having focused on the epidemiological crisis generated by the novel coronavirus and the manners to consolidate the transatlantic relations and the Romanian-U.S. Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban welcomed on Saturday, at the 90 Otopeni Air Base, the Romanian doctors and nurses who returned from the mission to Italy, whom he thanked and conveyed his respect and appreciation for the solidarity proven with the medical staff and patients from Italy, in the fight against COVID-19.

The medical equipment donated by the Vatican City State to the local authorities of Suceava, by the benevolence of Pope Francis, will be brought to Romania on Saturday aboard a C-27J Spartan aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, a National Defence Ministry (MApN) release sent to AGERPRES informs.

Four more people infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 579, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Saturday. These are three men and one woman aged between 69 and 79. AGERPRES (RO - editor: Catalin Alexandru; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)

A number of 218 new cases of persons infected with the novel coronavirus have been registered in Romania since the latest information, the total number of cases thus reaching 10,635, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Saturday. From among the persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, 2,890 were declared recovered and discharged.

A C-27 J Spartan aircraft of the Romanian Air Force took off on Saturday morning from the 90 Otopeni Air Base to Milan carrying to Italy 90,000 FFP2 protection masks.

Another eight persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the COVID-19 death toll thus reaching 575, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announces on Saturday. It is about five men and three women aged between 21 and 84. AGERPRES (RO - editor: Catalin Alexandru; EN - editor: Adina Panaitescu)