Mobile teams from cities will go to the countryside to vaccinate
More than 57.000 people have been vaccinated against COVID in the last 24 hours, and authorities are looking for ways to boost the immunization campaign. PM Florin Cîţu discussed on Monday with the prefects to whom he told that vaccination marathons should be organized in all major cities, but the vaccine should also reach the rural area, where the campaign is too slow. Andrei Șerban reports.
Reporter: Prime Minister Florin Cîțu told the prefects that what went well must be continued, namely the organization of vaccination marathons in cities and municipalities. The prime minister also said that the vaccine must be brought closer to the people, especially to those in rural areas, where the pace of vaccination is slow. Florin Cîţu also specified that his executive’s strategy is to keep the vaccine free for citizens.
Florin Cîţu: In Romania, the vaccine is free and remains free. There is no discussion at this time in the Government to change things. On the contrary, we already have orders made to continue the vaccination campaign in the fall, to continue the vaccination campaign next year, because we do not know exactly how the pandemic will evolve and remain free during this period.
Reporter: The video conference at Victoria Palace was also attended by the coordinator of the national vaccination campaign, Valeriu Gheorghiță, who proposed vaccination marathons in rural areas by uniting several communes. Valeriu Gheorghiță also announced a new concept entitled „The city vaccinates the village”. These are mobile teams from the city, which will go to the countryside to vaccinate. (RADIO ROMANIA)
Sibiu launches the „Hiking Years” Program – an attractive destination for ecotourism
The local county authorities from Sibiu officially launch today the „Hiking Years” Program. It is desired to promote Sibiu County as a tourist destination for ecotourism, so in the next two years money will be invested to restore tourist routes, marking new ones for hiking for cycling tourism and others. Carmen Vulcan reports.
Reporter: After being the European Capital of Culture in 2007 and European gastronomic region in 2019, the Sibiu area now wants to promote itself as an attractive destination for ecotourism, especially since this type of tourism is gaining ground since the pandemic. Hiking trails, cycling, equestrian walking, flora and fauna observation activities, tours of discovering the local culture and gastronomy are the targets of this program entitled „Hiking Years” – says the president of the Sibiu County Council, Daniela Cîmpeanu.
Daniela Cîmpeanu: In the coming years we will allocate funds for the restoration of existing hiking tourism infrastructure, for identifying new tourist routes and promoting them in a common reference platform for ecotourism in the county and especially establishing a legal framework to protect nature.
Reporter: The „Hiking Years” program was designed to run for a period of 2 years, and in a first stage the Sibiu County Council allocated the amount of one and a half million lei. ( (RADIO ROMANIA)
381 new cases of coronavirus in almost 32.000 tests performed
Authorities announced today 381 new cases of coronavirus in almost 32.000 tests performed in the last 24 hours, 63 deaths were reported, and 545 patients are admitted to intensive care. In Bucharest and in all counties, the infection rate is below one per thousand inhabitants. (RADIO ROMANIA)
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