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title: "Alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Moldova. The recommendations of the Ministry of Health"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/38627/alarming-increase-in-the-number-of-covid-19-cases-in-the-republic-of-moldova-the-recommendations-of-the-ministry-of-health
published: 2024-08-14T10:45:43Z
language: en
author: "Carolina Străjescu"
section: "Social"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Moldova. The recommendations of the Ministry of Health

> The number of COVID-19 cases increased about twice between August 5-11, compared to the previous week. According to the Ministry of Health, during the reference period, 1381 cases of COVID-19 were registered, of which 115 cases were in the Transnistrian region.

The number of COVID-19 cases increased about twice between August 5-11, compared to the previous week. According to the Ministry of Health, during the reference period, 1381 cases of COVID-19 were registered, of which 115 cases were in the Transnistrian region.

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In this context, the Ministry of Health recommends wearing masks in medical institutions and contacting the family doctor when the first symptoms of the COVID-19 infection appear (fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle pain). Also, the ministry mentions that vaccination against COVID-19 is the most effective way to avoid serious cases of illness and death.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the trend of increasing cases of COVID-19 is observed in several countries. Thus, between July 22-28, an increase of 5,339 cases of COVID‒19 was registered in the European region compared to the previous week.

In Romania, according the National Institute of Health, between August 5-11, 5,414 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, an increase of 0.8% compared to the previous week.