June 5, 2021
A roundup of domestic and international news
Newsroom, 05.06.2021, 14:03
Covid-19RO. The national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 seems to be stepping up again in Romania. On Friday, for the third day in a row, the number of doses administered increased after a period in which the rate of immunization had decreased. More than 25,000 people received the first dose in 24 hours, and authorities have announced a new immunization record with Johnson and Johnson, for which no booster is needed: 11,000. The data presented by the authorities show that at this moment there are 4.4 million Romanians who have received at least one dose. Numerous vaccination marathon events and other actions aimed at increasing the number of immunized people are also organized this weekend. Prime Minister Florin Cîţu called for a new impetus to boost the vaccination campaign, stressing that the pandemic is not over. In order to carry out the rural vaccination campaign now, we need the support of local authorities, county council presidents, prefects, mayors, but also opinion leaders, such as priests, doctors, even the police in the area , the head of government in Bucharest stressed. 179 new cases of infection were reported in the last 24 hours, in 32,000 tests. Also, 113 people died and 329 are in intensive care.
Pandemic. The list of countries by Covid-19 incidence rate has been updated by the National Committee for Emergency Situations in Romania. In Europe, only France and the United Kingdom are in the red zone. People who come to Romania from these countries and are not vaccinated will be placed in quarantine for 14 days. The Netherlands, Sweden and Latvia have moved from the red to the yellow zone, and Turkey, Cyprus, Switzerland and Croatia are now in the green zone.
Visit. The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, meets, on Tuesday, in Bucharest, with his Israeli counterpart, Reuven Rivlin, who will pay a state visit to Romania. According to the Presidential Administration in Bucharest, ‘the Israeli president’s state visit is part of the very good dynamics of high-level bilateral contacts in recent times, the most recent meeting between the two heads of state taking place on the occasion of the Romanian president’s participation in the World Holocaust Forum , in January 2020, followed by telephone talks in March and June 2020 ‘. The source adds that President Rivlin’s visit reflects the ‘solidity’ of the bilateral relationship, as well as the fact that Israel remains a ‘key’ strategic partner of Romania in the Middle East. The discussions will focus on ways to develop and deepen bilateral relations in all areas of common interest, the visit taking place in the context of celebrating, on June 11, 73 years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations between Romania and the State of Israel. Economic and health cooperation will also be addressed, including the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Holocaust education and other measures to combat anti-Semitism in Romania, as well as cultural and interpersonal exchanges between the two states. . Special attention will be paid to the situation in the Middle East region, the presidential administration said in a statement.
Football. The Romanian Under-23 national football team, qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, plays today, in Spain, in Marbella, a training match with the Mexican squad. On Tuesday, also in a friendly match, the Romania will play against Australia. Romania qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo after reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 European Under-21 Championship, in Italy and San Marino. Romania has not participated in the Olympic football tournament since 1964, when it ranked 5th, also in Tokyo. This will be its fourth participation, after the 1924 (Paris), 1952 (Helsinki) and 1964 (Tokyo) editions. Romania was assigned to Group B at the Olympic Games in Japan, along with New Zealand, South Korea and Honduras. The football tournament will start on July 21 and end on August 7. Players born on or after January 1, 1997 (Under-24) are eligible for this year’s Olympic Games. Participating teams usually consist of Under-23 players, but because the Tokyo Games have been postponed by a year, a waiver has been introduced for players who qualified on the field to be able to compete.
Tennis. Romanian Sorana Cîrstea (29 years old, 54th place WTA) on Sunday will be playing against the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, (23, 85 WTA), in fourth round of the famous tennis tournament at Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the year. Cîrstea has for the second time reached the fourth round and is the last Romanian left in the singles event this year. In the men’s doubles, the pair formed by the Romanian Horia Tecău and the German Kevin Krawietz qualified for the fourth round, where they will play against Jamie Murray (Great Britain) / Bruno Soares (Brazil). Tecău’s best result at Roland Garros was the quarterfinals in 2015, while Krawietz has two consecutive titles, in 2019 and 2020, together with his compatriot Andreas Mies.(MI)
