March 27 (SeeNews) - Romania has confirmed a total of 1,292 coronavirus cases as of Friday, compared to 1,029 a day earlier, the health ministry said.
Romania has so far registered 24 deaths due to the new coronavirus, according to health ministry data.
At the same time 115 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospital.
As of Friday, 6,450 people are in quarantine in Romania, while the condition of 124,320 people staying at home is being monitored.
On Thursday, Romania's health minister Victor Costache resigned. A day earlier Costache said that all residents of the capital Bucharest and the big cities in the country will be tested for the new coronavirus, sparking public controversy.
Since Wednesday, people can go out only for work or to buy food and medicine, while citizens over 65 years of age can leave their homes only between 11.00 am and 13.00 pm.
On Saturday evening, the interior ministry imposed a curfew from 22.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.
The Romanian authorities declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16 in order to be able to tackle the coronavirus disease outbreak more efficiently.