The first swine flu case in Banat (West Romania) was recorded this Saturday. Elsewhere in the news, Romania's incumbent president Traian Basescu said Romania met all criteria to declare recession. Boc Government drags Romania into crisis. Last but not least, court in Dublin is analysing the case of a Romanian 15 year old shoplifter mother.

The first swine flu case in Banat (West Romania) was recorded this Saturday: a 7 year-old girl returned from Toronto, Canada together with her great-grandmother, Evenimentul Zilei informs. The girl from Resita had her tests from the Infectious Disease County Hospital in Resita sent to Cantacuzino Institute in Bucharest, which confirmed the A/H1N1 infection. The child is hospitalized with Victor Babes Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Timisoara. The girls' relatives are currently being tested.

Doctors say that the virus has astronger resistance in case of children. Health Ministry intends to equip the Intensive Therapy sections to cope with the virus, which could spread faster in autumn. According to HM officials, not all niche hospitals are ready to take in children, an aspect that needs to be considered. The most well-equipped infectious disease hospitals in Romania are in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca (Central) and Targul-Mures (North).

Adevarulreads Romania's incumbent president Traian Basescu stated in the Government's meeting on Sunday that Romania "meets all criteria to declare recession". He pointed out that the Central Bank's (BNR) optimism is not covered, since the GDP will drop in the second trimester as well. He also said that only during the third or fourth trimester Romania will manage to handle the economy's depreciation. In this case, the Executive has to deal with making sure there's enough money for the salaries. The President assured the Government he will support it during the crisi