BUCHAREST (Romania), April 10 (SeeNews) - Romania has suspended exports of cereals and some food products to non-EU countries as of April 10 until the end of the state of emergency imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease, an interior ministry ordinance revealed on Friday.

The temporary ban on exports to those destinations is being introduced by an interior ministry ordinance published in the official gazette.

Wheat, barley, oats, rice, soybeans, wheat flour, sugar, sunflower and safflower oils, cottonseed oil and some pastry products such as biscuits will not be exported to non-EU countries during the state of emergency, the ordinance says.

EU member states can import these products from Romania only if they prove that they will be used domestically or within the wider EU and will not be re-exported.

The ordinance also stipulates that agricultural markets in Romania will remain open during the state of emergency. Agricultural producers will need certificates to sell their produce in these markets, and are obliged to respect the required safety and protection measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus infection.

Romania's president Klaus Iohannis said on Monday that he has decided to extend the nationwide state of emergency by a month, until the middle of May.

"It is clear we are not yet at the peak of the epidemic yet, this is no time to relax. We have reached the conclusion that we need to extend the state of emergency by one more month; a decree will be issued next week," Klaus Iohannis said in a televised statement broadcast by Digi 24.

Romanian authorities originally declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16 in order to be able to tackle the coronavirus disease outbreak more efficiently.

Romania has recorded so far 265 deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out of 5,467 confirmed coronavirus cases.