Explosion of COVID-19 cases, Iohannis with his hand on the ‘red button’: Romania is in quarantine? – News by sources



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Authorities announced a new record for COVID-19 cases on Tuesday: more than 7,700 Romanians have been confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 in the last 24 hours and 120 have lost the battle with the new virus. There are almost 1,000 patients in ATI wards across the country.

President Klaus Iohannis convened, at 3:00 p.m., a meeting to evaluate and present the measures related to COVID-19, which will be attended by, among others, Nelu Tătaru, Raed Arafat, but also Alexandru Rafila, representative of Romania in the WHO . Subsequently, the president will hold a press conference at 6 pm

More and more European countries, affected by the second wave of the pandemic, are in quarantine. In Romania, such a decision is difficult to make if elections are to be held on December 6. The state of emergency would almost automatically lead to the postponement of the elections, which is undesirable for most political leaders.

Even so, finding a solution to stop the spread of the virus is not ruled out. Political circles speak of the possibility of a week-long blockade. No such decision was made, but it would not be a surprise if the president made such an announcement in the next term.

A total quarantine nationwide would be difficult to impose without declaring a state of emergency. However, in order not to make matters worse, some decision makers are debating the idea of ​​extending the alert state measures to what would be a total quarantine for a short period, so the possible overcoming of the constitutional framework is already an issue. closed at the moment. appeals in court.

In this way, parliamentary elections could be organized, even if part of the electoral campaign were sacrificed. However, it all depends on the recommendations of specialists and consultations during this period, in which a peak of 10,000 cases per day is expected in a few days.



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