Nicolae Ciuca asks Romanians to stay home for Christmas



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Acting Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca said that given the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, he recommended that citizens reduce travel during the winter holidays to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, adding that the authorities are not considering adopting new restrictions, informs Agerpres.

“I would make a recommendation as a citizen. At the same time, I am also a son and a father and a grandfather and each of us experiences this emotion, of the winter holidays, perhaps it is the most emotionally charged period, when we want to travel, see our parents, see our children, see each other, we see grandchildren, let’s see our relatives in general; Given the situation we find ourselves in, I would recommend doing it in such a way as to limit travel, limit exposure to the risk of spreading this virus , and there will surely be days and years from now when we can enjoy. all that the spirit of these holidays means. This is the way that I, as a citizen, will proceed during this period, “declared Nicolae Ciucă, Monday , at NLP headquarters, when asked how Romanians should spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Asked if the authorities are prepared for the increase in cases of holidays due to COVID-19, he said: “We are ready for this hypothesis, for this scenario.”

“I also discussed it at the government meeting on Friday. At the moment, at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior it is discussed that the managers of hospitals in Bucharest, the heads of the emergency units and ATI, in order to identify all the possibilities, all the measures we can take to avoid surprises. gender “, added Ciucă.

No additional vacation restrictions

The acting prime minister said authorities do not plan to impose new health protection measures during this period.

“Not this month, not during this period, not during the winter holidays. Now, from the data that we have, we do not see a spectacular increase, to impose these … to impose such a decision. (…) We can see a decrease in the number of positive people every day, which determines that we do not take measures in the next period, which was materialized in the Government Decision adopted on Friday, so that we stay within the range of measures established by the previous decision ”Ciuca also said.

Publisher: RK

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