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Doctors from the Matei Balş Institute have confirmed the first cases of infection with the Kraken strain, considered the most aggressive and contagious subvariant of Omicron. One of the Romanian infected with the new Covid-19 strain is a…

The Minister of Health Alexandru Rafila announced, on Thursday, in a press conference, that he will not declare a flu epidemic in Romania because that would mean imposing some restrictions. Instead, it will issue an "epidemic alert"…

Romania is one step away from the flu epidemic. In the last week, almost 2,700 cases were confirmed. For 3 weeks there has been an alarming increase in respiratory infections. Hospital emergency rooms are increasingly crowded, and 10% of…

The Cantacuzino Institute will build a new serology research and production center in the Băneasa area of ​​Bucharest. The investment - estimated at 150 million euros - is aimed at resuming the production of flu vaccine, tetanus vaccine and…

Sylvia Hoișie, the inventor of Polidin and a Holocaust survivor, died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Polidin was an immunomodulator vaccine invented in Romania at the Cantacuzino Institute and licensed in 1966. Hoisie was also a Holocaust…

In a press statement Wednesday evening, President Iohannis has said that the pandemic is far from being over, in the light of a record high of infections registered today. "Unfortunately, we had a new record high of daily infections today…

Interim Health minister, Victor Costache said that between 82 to 85 percent of the cases of patients infected with Coronavirus develop a mild to moderate form of the disease, warning over "the impressive amount of fake news" spread in the…

Health Ministry has officially declared the flu outbreak in Romania amid increasing cases in the past week. The National Center for Infectious Disease Control with the National Institute of Public Health announced that 18 people died…

Health authorities have reported the first flu epidemic week of this season in Romania. This doesn't mean though there is a flu outbreak. Seven death have been confirmed in the past week, with ten overall since the start of the flu season.…

President of the Romanian Microbiology Society, Alexandru Rafila has stated on Monday that the coronavirus infection might be declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. At the same time, doctor Adrian Streinu…