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Two more Romanians have died due to COVID-19 in Italy/29 Romanians abroad, tested positive

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Two more Romanian citizens have died in Italy as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and currently 29 Romanians abroad have been confirmed with the novel coronavirus, informs the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).

"According to the information obtained by Romania's diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad, as many as 29 Romanian citizens abroad have currently tested positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): 23 - in Italy, 2 - in Namibia, 1 - in Spain, 1 - in Luxembourg, 1 - in Ireland and 1 - in Tunisia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also states that 3 Romanian citizens have died as a result of COVID-19 in Italy.

On March 14, the Italian authorities confirmed the death of a Romanian citizen, who had been confirmed with COVID-19 and who had certain pre-existing medical conditions.AGERPRES(RO - author: Oana Ghita, editor: Georgiana Tanasescu; EN - author: Simona Iacob, editor: Maria Voican)

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