HealthMin Rafila: When there is constant decrease in ICU, we can think of lifting restrictions

Autor: Ioana Necula, Redactor
Publicat: 16-02-2022 15:31

The Government may analyze the lifting of some restrictions in the context of the pandemic, when in Romania there will be a constant decreasing trend of the number of persons in intensive care units, said, on Wednesday, Health Minister Alexandru Rafila, when asked, in a conference at the Victoria Governmental Palace, if the authorities have in view a time period to evaluate the pandemic that would lead to new relaxation measures.

"We have detached from the number of cases and the incidence rate, as have most EU countries. You've noticed countries that, despite the fact that they have numerous cases, have relaxed measures. On Monday, when I had that press conference at the Health Ministry, I came with some punctual examples, like Denmark, and you could see there that the number of cases in ICUs was small. We will do the same thing when we have a constantly decreasing trend in intensive care units and, eventually, we reach a certain limit, let's say 50% of the allotted capacity, then we can think of lifting certain restrictive measures. Categorically, it will not be a decision of the Health Ministry exclusively, we come with the basis from a technical point of view, it needs to be a decision of the Romanian Government," said Alexandru Rafila, Agerpres informs.