Thirteen new COVID-19 cases registered in Moldova

18:07 | 19.03.2020 Category: Social

Chisinau, 19 March /MOLDPRES/ - Ninety five biological samples today were processed at the laboratory of the National Public Health Agency and 13 ones were positive. Seven out of the 13 patients have recently returned from abroad. Health, Labour and Social Protection Minister Viorica Dumbraveanu made statements to this effect following a meeting of the Single Command Centre of the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 virus.

The health minister said that the seven patients had recently returned from Italy, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Another four cases are confirmed as of local transmission and the way of transmission for the rest two cases is to be specified.

Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Ion Chicu noted that, starting from 23 March, a string of economic agents would resume working. He urged the citizens to observe the authorities’ recommendations, in order to cease the spread of coronavirus.

According to the official statistics, 49 cases of infection with COVID-19, one death triggered by this disease and one case of treatment have been recorded in Moldova so far.

On 17 March, the parliament decreed the state of emergency on the entire territory of Moldova, in connection with the spread of COVID-19.

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