Police officers in Bucharest, Romania carry out checks to enforce a lockdown with people allowed out of their houses for only special purposes in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus on Wednesday,

The lockdown came as Romania’s health minister Victor Costache told sirileprotv.ro that all of Bucharest’s residents will be tested for COVID-19, as reported by the English-language Romania-inside website.

The situation in Bucharest on March 24-25, 2020. The reaction of people and the state to the coronavirus. The police patrol the city, and people wear masks and try to keep their distance from each other. Many watch what is happening from the Windows of their homes. Cafes, restaurants and shops are closed. Only places with basic necessities are open. Video shot by Andrei Captarenco Belinschi.