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\n1760 infections with the new coronavirus and a death toll of 38. 169 Romanians
\nhave been cured. 12 Romanian nationals have been killed by the virus most of
\nthem in Italy. Romania’s Health Minister Nelu Tataru has told a private TV
\nchannel that 200 thousand Romanians have returned home and 200 thousand more
\nare expected to arrive before Easter. The pandemic is expected to reach its
\npeak in Romania in mid-April when 10 thousand cases of infected people are
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DRAFT The European Commission is proposing a new multiannual draft
\nbudget to cope with the economic consequences of the COVID pandemic, the head
\nof the European Executive, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced according to AFP
\nreports. The European official has added that the draft will include a plan aimed at guaranteeing cohesion inside the Union through solidarity
\nand responsibility. In a video-conference on Thursday the 27 EU leaders failed
\nto agree upon a firm economic response to this unprecedented crisis currently
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PANDEMIC Over 30 thousand people have been
\nkilled by the coronavirus around the globe as the total number of infections
\nhas today exceeded 660 thousand. Over 10 thousand people died in Italy, while
\nthe USA reported 2000 deaths. Britain has reported 1000 deaths while Prime
\nMinister Boris Johnson has called on the Brits to stay at home pledging tougher
\nmeasures to contain the pandemic. China has reported 45 new cases mostly
\ncitizens coming from abroad. Air companies have been asked to significantly
\nreduce the number of international flights and restrictions have been imposed
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EQUIPMENT A plane of the Romanian Air Force has brought medical
\nequipment from South Korea as part of the Romanian authorities’ efforts to
\nfight the COVID pandemic. The shipment also includes 100 thousand hazmat suits.
\nIn 2008, Romania, as a founding member, signed a memorandum of understanding
\nfor the creation of the Multinational Strategic Transport Unit together with other
\nNATO countries like Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway,
\nPoland, Slovenia the USA and Hungary as well as two countries from the Partnership
\nfor Peace, Finland and Sweden. Also on Saturday, Romania’s president Klaus
\nIohannis and Prime Minister Ludovic Orban paid a visit to a big military camp
\nhospital mounted close to Bucharest. The unit had been previously used in
\ntreating infectious diseases such as Ebola and participated in a series of NATO
\nexercises such as ‘Saber Guardian 19’ and
\n‘Vigorous Warrior 19’, the biggest medical exercise NATO has so far staged in
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DST Last night Romania set its clocks one hour forward
\nin keeping with Daylight Saving Time, so Sunday became the year’s shortest day.
\nRomania has a three-hours difference from the GMT now. The country will return
\nto the winter hour in October when clocks are to be set one hour backward. The
\nEuropean Commission has proposed to scrap the DST, allowing member states to
\ndecide whether they want to use the system or not. <\/p>\n
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