BUCHAREST — Romania is in talks about potentially transferring some COVID-19 patients to Hungary as Bucharest struggles with record-high infections and a shortage of intensive care beds, deputy interior minister Raed Arafat said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT“We are in talks with Hungary,” Arafat told reporters. “We are waiting to see what mechanism they agree on … and we will collaborate to see how we can transport patients.”A total of 357 COVID-19 patients died in Romania in the last 24 hours, a record high. The number of new coronavirus infections fell slightly to 13,854 after touching a record high of over 15,000 earlier this week. Romania will also receive 250 oxygen concentrators from Poland and the Netherlands through the bloc’s civil protection mechanism, Brussels said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2021 19:30 UTC