EU sends COVID-19 drugs, equipment to Romania to tackle health crisis

BRUSSELS: European Union countries have sent COVID-19 drugs and equipment to treat patients in Romania, which is facing a surge in infections largely among the unvaccinated majority of the adult population.

In the first ten days of October, one person has died from COVID-19 every six minutes in the country, but vaccine scepticism remains high.

The European Commission said on Friday it had coordinated the shipment to Romania of 250 oxygen concentrators, crucial devices to boost the supply of medical oxygen which is needed to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients.