COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS-CoV-2. The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.
Although those infected with the virus may be asymptomatic, many develop flu-like symptoms, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
Emergency symptoms include difficulty breathing, persistent chest pain or pressure, confusion, difficulty waking, and bluish face or lips; immediate medical attention is advised if these symptoms are present. Less commonly, upper respiratory symptoms, such as sneezing, runny nose, or sore throatmay be seen.
Moreover, in some cases, the disease may progress to pneumonia, multi-organ failure, and death.
Similarily to most European countries, Romania was tremendously affected by this pandemic, especially from an economic point of view, but it is considered that the consequences would have been way more dismal if the numerous emergency measures were not applied in time.
The first case of coronavirus infection in Romania was officially confirmed on February 26, and since then, the number of confirmed cases have been continuously growing, reaching the outrageous number of 906 infected people. The most affected cities in Romania are Bucharest, Suceava, Deva, Arad and Timisoara.
Even before any case was confirmed, many media campaigns were created by the Romanian Government in order to spread pieces of information anout the virus and to warn people about the possible dangers. Furthermore, all citizens were encouraged to pay a lot more attention to their personal hygiene and wash their hands as often as possible.
Afted the first confirmed case, upon arrival on the Romanian territory, all asymptomatic travelers from the affected areas, respectively Hubei, the 11 localities in Italy, and any remaining passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship will go directly to the quarantine, for a period for 14 days. The other people coming from the Lombardy and Veneto regions will enter voluntary isolation at home for 14 days, upon arrival in Romania.
On 8 March, the Head of the Department for Emergency Situations, Raed Arafat, announced a ban on all indoor or outdoor activities involving the participation of more than 1,000 people. However, after the dramatic increase in the number of infected people, on 9 March, interim Prime-minister Ludovic Orban announced the closure of all schools between 11 and 22 March. Moreover, the Romanian Football Federation and the Romanian Handball Federation decided to suspend all matches until 31 March.
On 14 March, President Klaus Iohannis announced that he decided to decree the state of emergency in Romania starting 16 March. Thus, on 16 March, Iohannis issued the decree establishing the state of emergency in Romania for a period of 30 days and insisted that the implementation of the measures included in the decree is being made gradually. The schools will be closed during the state of emergency. If necessary, prices may be capped on medicines and medical equipment, on strictly necessary foods and on public utility services. Also, gradual measures can be taken, including temporary closure of restaurants, hotels, cafes, clubs, gradual closure of borders, or limiting or prohibiting the movement of vehicles or persons in/to certain areas. On 19 March, the Parliament convened a joint online session and unanimously adopted the decree issued by Iohannis.
On 21 March a "Military Ordinance" has been issued: no groups larger than 3 persons on the streets. Leaving home between 10 pm and 6 am for no reason is prohibited. All shopping malls are closed, except for the sale of food, veterinary or pharmaceutical products and cleaning services. It is forbidden to enter the territory of Romania, of foreign citizens and stateless persons, except when they transit through the territory of Romania, through the transit corridor, organized by agreements with the neighboring states.
Overall, Romania has implemented some emergency measures which proved to be efficient, as the situation is currently under control, and in comparison to other more developed countries such as Italy, Germany, France and Spain, which are some of the most affected countries in the world mostly because they have postponed as much as possible to implement any emergency measures, Romania's controversial rush to implement measures represented its salvation.
Additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_Romania
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