The Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Saturday that a number of 227 Romanian citizens returned to the country from Italy, not having real possibilities to continue their stay on the territory of this state.
The Romanian citizens have been repatriated from Turin, Italy, with two charter type flights, operated by a private company, the quoted source showed.
"We renew the calls subsequently made regarding the avoidance of any foreign trips which are not absolutely essential and the recommendation that tourists or Romanian citizens who are temporarily abroad urgently return to the country. Furthermore, we also call on the Romanian citizens to prove understanding and responsibility, and responsibly assess the opportuneness of currently traveling abroad. Such trips can entail major risks, endangering the citizens' safety and their possibility to return to the country. Moreover, we call on the Romanian citizens with the domicile or residence abroad to strictly observe the recommendations of the authorities in these states and we underscore that trips to Romania are not advised. These trips can be affected by the restrictions imposed by the transit states and can be an additional factor of spreading the COVID-19 infection, thus, endangering the safety of those back home," the GCS mentioned.