Following the confirmation of the presence of the Omicron strain in Romania, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă convened on Sunday, at the Government headquarters, a working meeting with the main officials responsible for managing the pandemic: the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rafila, the head of the Emergency Department, Raed Arafat, director of the National Center for Surveillance and Control of Infectious Diseases, within the National Institute of Public Health, Adriana Pistol.
“I found out tonight about the confirmation of the presence of the Omicron strain in Romania. Tomorrow I will have a meeting with those responsible for managing this pandemic: the Minister of Health, the head of DSU, the director of CNSCBT. I will take action after consulting with health and emergency specialists. No moment should be lost, no effort wasted to protect our country from unwanted developments. We are on duty 24 hours a day for Romania “, Nicolae Ciuca stated on Saturday.