As many as 1,146 cases of new AH1N1 were confirmed in Romania until Thursday, at 12.00am, with 89 cases confirmed in the last 24 hours.

Schools were closed down for 7 days, following new cases in schools located in Botosani, Arges and Teleorman counties and in the capital Bucharest.

3 nurses and 2 physicians in Botosani have been diagnosed with swine flu in the last 24 hours as well as 1 physician from the county of Iasi.