Government.<\/strong> The ruling National
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Coronavirus Romania. <\/strong>The first and for the time being
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Coronavirus world.<\/strong> The coronavirus
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NATO.<\/strong> NATO ambassadors meet today to
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Football.<\/strong> The Romanian football champion CFR Cluj on Thursday
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\nLiberal Party has today established the list of ministers in the cabinet led by
\nprime minister designate Florin Citu and the programme of the future cabinet.
\nThe MP Ovidiu Heius is proposed to take over the finance ministry formerly
\noccupied by Citu. The latter’s nomination by president Klaus Iohannis came
\nafter the Constitutional Court ruled as unconstitutional the designation of the
\ncaretaker prime minister and leader of the National Liberal Party Ludovic
\nOrban. Orban’s government was dismissed in a no-confidence motion at the
\nbeginning of the month. <\/p>\n
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\nonly person in Romania infected with the coronavirus, a young man, is doing
\nwell and will stay hospitalised at the Institute of Infectious Diseases in
\nBucharest during his illness, the manager of the institute, Adrian Streinu
\nCercel has said. The interim health minister Victor Costache has told a TV
\nstation that the young man has developed a mild form of laryngitis and is
\nundergoing treatment. The minister also said that around 85% of the persons
\ninfected with the virus develop mild or moderate forms. According to a
\nstatement from the government’s Group for Strategic Communication, 182 persons
\nare in quarantine at the moment and 8,231 are monitored at home. The statement also reads that two Romanian
\ncitizens infected with coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise vessel
\nquarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama and who are now in hospital in
\nJapan are in good condition. In another move, the government in Bucharest says
\nit will begin an awareness and information campaign about ways to prevent the
\nspread of the new coronavirus in Romania. The campaign will be held in
\npartnership with the Red Cross via traditional and online media. <\/p>\n
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\nis spreading in Europe. The first cases have been reported in The Netherlands
\nand Northern Ireland, all in persons who have returned from Italy, the country
\nmost affected in Europe, while new cases have been reported in France and
\nGermany. All public schools were closed in Japan and Saudi Arabia banned
\nforeign pilgrims from travel to Mecca. South Korea and Iran also cause concern.
\nThe virus has contaminated over 80,000 people and caused of death of almost
\n3,000 around the world, mostly in China. More than 50 countries are affected.
\nThe spokesman of the International Monetary Fund Gerry Rice says the rapid
\nspread of the outbreak will have a negative effect on world economic growth,
\nand the Fund will most likely revise its forecast down. The American investment
\nbank Goldman Sachs has warned that a severe pandemic could throw the United
\nStates into recession. Shares have seen new plunges, facing the most difficult
\nweek since the financial crisis of 2008. Dow Jones saw the biggest loss in
\nhistory. The main European stock markets, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Madrid and
\nAmsterdam, closed sharply lower last night.<\/p>\n
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\ndiscuss the situation in Syria at Turkey’s request, on the basis of Article 4
\nof the Alliance Treaty, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has announced.
\nThe meeting comes as at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Syrian
\nprovince of Idlib, in the north-west, in bombings attributed by Ankara to
\nDamascus. Under Article 4 of the Treaty, any allied state can request talks if
\nit feels that its territorial integrity, political independence and security
\nare at threat. On Thursday evening, Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone to the
\nTurkish foreign minister Mevl\u00fct \u00c7avu\u015fo\u011flu and condemned the continued indiscriminate air strikes
\nby the Syrian regime and its backer Russia in Idlib province, and
\ncalled for the easing of the tension.<\/p>\n
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\nnight drew nil-all against the Spanish side FC Seville, in the decisive leg of
\nthe Europa League last 32 and were eliminated without defeat. In the first leg,
\nCFR drew 1-all at home last week, with the Spanish side advancing to the next
\nstage thanks to an away goal. A goal scored by CFR in the 87th
\nminute was disallowed by VAR due to handball. CFR finished second in their
\ngroup, with 12 out of 18 possible points, the group also including the Italian
\nside Lazio Rome, the Scottish side Glasgow Rangers and the French side Rennes. (CM)<\/p>\n
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