Andreea

165 new COVID-19 cases; infected - 17,036, deaths - 1,107

A number of 165 cases of persons infected with the novel coronavirus was recorded in Romania since the last informative bulletin, the number thus reaching 17,036 infections, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced Monday. Of the persons confirmed positive, 9,930 were declared healed and discharged. There are 193 patients in intensive care.

Total number of coronavirus infections reaches 48

A new coronavirus infection case was confirmed on Thursday in Romania, the total number of infections reaching 48. The person is a woman from Bucharest aged 20. "Until today, March 12, at the national level there were 48 cases of persons infected with the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) on Romanian soil," the Strategic Communication Group.

Coronavirus: 52 persons in institutionalized quarantine, 11,235 - in isolation at home and under medical monitoring in Romania

On Romania's soil there are 52 persons in institutionalized quarantine, for which checks are conducted to see if they contracted the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), another 11,235 persons being in self isolation and under medical monitoring, the Strategic Communication Group informs.

President Iohannis to participate in Romanian Navy Day festivities, in Constanta

President Klaus Iohannis will participate, on Thursday, in the festivities marking the Romanian Navy Day, to be held in Constanta. According to his agenda, the head of state will participate in the festivities organized at the Fleet Command in Constanta, from 09:55 hrs.

Pope in Romania/ Sovereign Pontiff welcomed with thousands of yellow, tricolour small flags at St Joseph Cathedral

Pope Francis has reached the Saint Joseph Cathedral to attend Holy Liturgy and deliver a homily. The Pontiff traveled the way from the National Cathedral to the St. Joseph Cathedral in his Romanian-made Popemobile, saluting on his road the thousands of people who were waving the Holy See yellow and the Romanian tricolour small flags.

Judo: Romanian Andreea Chitu through to semifinals of 52 kg category at Astana World Championships

Romanian Andreea Chitu qualified on Tuesday in the semifinals of the women's 52 kg category at the World Judo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Chitu will fight Turkmenistan's Gulbadam Babamuratova for a place in the final; the other semifinal will see Japanese judoka Misato Nakamura take on Brazil's Erika Miranda.