Romania: Covid-19
To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Romania, please visit portal Datelazi.ro, providing official data on the geographical, gender and age distribution of the epidemic in the country (in Romanian). Daily updates are available on the website of the Ministry of Health (in Romanian).
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.
To find out about the latest public health situation in Romania and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the official governmental portal stirioficiale.ro, including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place. Public health recommendations are available on the website of the Romanian government (in Romanian). Further information is available on the portal of the National Institute of Public Health (in Romanian).
The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
For the information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the portal of the Romanian Directorate-General for Customs (in Romanian).
Following the measures taken by the European Commission, an export license is required to export personal protective equipment outside of the European Union.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Romania on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.
To know about the economic measures taken by the Romanian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the website of the Ministry of Finance (in Romanian). For info about the financial measures taken by the National Bank of Romania (NBR), click here. An overview of the measures is available on the guide by Deloitte.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the websites of the European Commission and the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Romanian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Romania in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.
For the information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Romanian government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the website of the Ministry of Finance (in Romanian) and that of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. The European Commission approved a EUR 3.3 billion Romanian scheme to support SMEs.
Further information is available on the guide by Deloitte.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.
The Export–Import Bank of Romania (Exim Bank) launched a new insurance product to support exporters during the COVID-19 crisis.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to help the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the member States where needed.
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