May 27, 2021 update
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Newsroom, 27.05.2021, 20:19
MEASURES The government in Bucharest on
Thursday endorsed new relaxation measures to come into effect as of June 1st.
Private parties with a limited number of people are to be allowed, while sports
fans will be permitted to attend their favourite sporting events. Clubs and
discotheques will open and so will children playgrounds and indoor swimming
pools. The number of people allowed is still limited but can be higher if all
the participants are vaccinated. Indoor cultural activities can be attended by
1,000 people at the most. In order for these activities to become possible the
infection rate in their area must stay under 3 per thousand. Face covering is
no longer mandatory in offices with maximum 5 people, if they are all
vaccinated. According to government sources, vaccinated people, those who had
the disease 90 days before their entry and those who can produce a negative PCR
test are allowed on the Romanian territory. Children under 16 who have tested
negative can also enter the country.
PROTEST Romanian policemen took to the streets of Bucharest on
Thursday to protest the government’s social and pay policies. Over 100 trade
unionists, members of the National Federation of Policemen and Contractors
convened in capital Bucharest for a two-hour protest in front of the government
building. The protesters denounced the freezing of pensions and salaries, the
cutting of holiday gift vouchers, the dropping standard of living, the lack of
personnel, the price hikes and the management crisis the institution is
presently facing. The policemen have pledged to stage more protests until the
government starts considering their claims.
VACCINE Romanian prime minister Florin Cîţu on Thursday attended the
launch of a public information campaign on anti-Covid vaccination. Comprising
of 11 different ads targeting different categories of public, the campaign is
based on the idea of vaccination as a form of solidarity and a way for the
whole society to return to normalcy. Since the start of the vaccine rollout in Romania in late
December last year, more than 4.2 million people received at least one dose of
the Covid vaccine, while over 3.3 million people are fully vaccinated. Today, Romania
recorded 307 new infections and 39 new fatalities, while almost 500 Covid
patients are in intensive care.
TENNIS
Romania’s Sorana Cirstea has outperformed Shuai Zhang of China 6-2, 6-1 in the
round of last 16 of the Strasbourg tennis tournament. The match, which was
initially scheduled for yesterday, was postponed because of unfavourable
weather. The only match the two played was in 2008 in Cuneo, in Italy, which
the Romanian won. Cirstea reached the round of last 16 after winning against
Venus Williams in three sets, which is the first time Cirstea ever defeated the
American player.
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