Poland to send medical mission to Romania: PM

Poland will send a medical mission to Romania to help it battle a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

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"Due to the extremely difficult situation in Romania caused by COVID-19 ... we decided to send a medical mission," Mateusz Morawiecki wrote in a tweet on Sunday.

He said the decision followed consultations with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu.

"Let's get through this together!" Morawiecki added.

Due to the extremely difficult situation in Romania caused by COVID-19, after the consultations with the President of Romania @KlausIohannis and the Prime Minister @florincitu we decided to send a medical mission to Romania. Let's get through this together!

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) October 24, 2021

Romania has seen record numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths over the past week or so as it battles a surge of the pandemic, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

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Source: IAR