Romania’s Flu Death Toll Climbs To 82
Romania’s flu death toll climbed to 82 on Tuesday after two more people died, the National Center for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases announced.
Health minister Sorina Pintea said that specialists agreed the situation does not present itself as an epidemic and added that the pace of the infection has been slowing down.
Romania saw 300 new cases of flu between February 19 and February 25 and the total number exceeds 1,000, the country’s National Institute for Public Health announced Thursday.
Most cases of flu have been registered in Bucharest (324 cases) and the counties of Iasi (131 cases) and Constanta (97 cases).
Over 970,000 people had been vaccinated against the flu by February 25. (cotidianul.ro)
Code Yellow Alert For Fog In Bucharest And 20 Counties
Meteorologists extended Tuesday evening a code yellow alert for fog in capital city Bucharest and 20 counties.
Localities in the counties of Ialomita, Arges, Prahova, Giurgiu, Braila, Dambovita, Teleorman, Buzau, Ilfov, Calarasi, Bacau, Vrancea, Botosani and Galati will be affected by fog which will reduce visibility to below 200 meters, locally, and to below 50 meters in some areas.
Several localities in Caras-Severin County will see strong wind with gusts expected to reach and exceed 60-70 km/hour locally. (puterea.ro)
Retail Trade Sales Down 25.3% In Jan 2018 Vs Dec 2017
Retail trade sales (except for the trade in vehicles and motorcycles) dropped in January 2018 compared to the previous month, both as gross series, by 25.3%, and as series adjusted by the number of working days and seasonality by 0.9%, according to data from Romania’s statistics board INS.
Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the retail trade sales volume (except for the trade in vehicles and motorcycles) increased both as gross series and as series adjusted by the number of working days and seasonality by 11.1% and 11.4%, respectively.
In January, the retail trade sales volume (except for the trade in vehicles and motorcycles) declined as gross series compared to the previous month, following lower sales of non-food products (-29.5%), sale of food products, beverages and tobacco (- 24.7%) and sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (-17.7%). (cotidianul.ro)
Rovana Plumb Backs Carmen Dan For VP For Muntenia Region At PSD Congress
European Funds Minister Rovana Plumb said she will not run for the position of vice-president for the region of Muntenia at the congress of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to be held this weekend.
However, Plumb said she will back Carmen Dan for this position if the latter wishes to run for this position.(jurnalul.ro)