Romanians have no reason to cancel their vacations on the Romanian coast, the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism says in the context of panic over the risk of cholera, following the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. According to the institution, the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), which monitors water quality in the summer, announced that there is no risk of cholera in the Black Sea.

• “Romanians have no reason to cancel their vacation on the Romanian coast!
• I know that rumors about the risk of cholera have spread among tourists in recent days through unofficial channels. It’s time to put an end to this misinformation!
• There is no threat of cholera on the coast in our country. The situation is closely monitored by the authorities – the National Institute of Public Health, DSP Constanţa and DSP Tulcea.
• Tourists are safe! Those who are concerned about the epidemiological risk, I advise them to get information from official sources, on the websites of INSP, DSP Constanţa, DSP Tulcea, where the data is updated,” said Minister Radu Oprea.

Fears about the epidemiological risk of cholera infection appeared in the public space in the context of the destruction of the Kagolkiv dam in Ukraine.

Starting Thursday, water quality will be monitored daily for 14 days in Konstanz and Tulcea counties in the context of the situation caused by the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and concerns about the risk of cholera, the National Institute of Public Health announced (INSP).

The agency posted information about the infectious disease on its website, saying it takes a large dose of ingested bacteria to cause infection in a healthy adult because the bacteria is destroyed by hydrochloric acid in the stomach. No cases of cholera have been registered in Romania in the last 30 years. (Photo: Dreamstime.com)

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