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Prime minister Ludovic Orban says authorities are assessing all possibilities for extending the state of emergency and the decision will be made as 15 May approaches.

Infections with the new coronavirus have exceeded 4.000 cases in Romania. Since the last information sent by the Strategic Communication Group, 193 other cases of illness have been registered.

The Strategic Communication Group has announced on Monday morning that six new deaths have been registered in Romania in people confirmed with the new coronavirus. The death toll reaches 157.

Assets managed by mandatory private pension funds in Romania have depreciated 6.7% on average in January-March due to market shocks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Romanian association for private pensions APAPR said in a statement Thursday.

Nelu Tătaru, secretary of state at Health Ministry, heads the Coronavirus Prevention Committee, Horaţiu Moldovan announced on Tuesday. According to him, in case of confirmation of a coronavirus case, it will be communicated "simply, first of all on the website of the Health Ministry".