No persons with symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) entered Moldova during the last 24 hours, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection Viorica Dumbrăveanu was quoted by IPN as saying.

According to the data presented by the Border Police, 436 persons came from Italy by direct flights from Turin, Milan and Rome. Each person is asked to fill out an epidemiological inquiry form where personal data is indicated so that they could be monitored by the family doctor at home.

“In this connection, I call on the citizens of the Republic of Moldova who come from countries where cases of infection with the novel coronavirus were reported to cooperate with the border police personnel and to complete these forms, to relate the history of trips and to undergo the required checks. This way, we protect ourselves and those around,” stated the minister.  

According to the data presented by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control to the National Public Health Agency, about 80,000 clinical and laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded between December 31, 2019 and February 25, 2020. There were logged 2,698 cases of death, 2,663 of which in China, Iran (12), Korea (8), Italia (6), the Philippines (1), Japan (1), France (1), Taiwan (1); and 3 cases of death in international transport in Japan.

The authorities in Moldova issued a nationwide yellow alert over the risk of infection with the novel coronavirus.