COVID-19 IN
\nROMANIA – Over 20.500 COVID-19 infections have been confirmed in Romania, over 14.600
\npeople have officially recovered and the latest death toll has climbed to
\n1.326. According to the Group for Strategic Communication, some 3.304 Romanians
\nliving abroad have tested positive for the virus and 114 have died. Most of
\nthese cases are reported in Italy, while most deaths were reported in the UK,
\nover 40, considering the total number of infections in the UK is below 100. In
\nanother move, Health Minister Nelu Tataru said a potential second wave of the
\npandemic will be less deadly than the first. It is the Romanian Health
\nMinister’s belief that life will return to quasi-normal parameters by late July
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REPATRIATIONS – The Foreign Ministry says some 365
\nRomanian citizens have been repatriated from Great Britain, the Netherlands and
\nJordan, via three special flights operated by the national passenger airliner
\nTAROM. Most of them are students, navigation crew, medical staff and people who
\ncouldn’t extend their stay abroad for various reasons. Previously, 346 Romanian
\nnationals were returned to Romania from France, Italy and Belgium on June 5.
\nThe action was part of a wider series of efforts to repatriate Romanians who
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COVID-19 IN THE
\nWORLD – Some 7 million people all over the world have been infected with SARS
\nCoV2 while over 400 thousand people have died to the virus, Reuters reports.
\nSome 3.5 million people have recovered. Brazil, one of the countries gravely
\naffected by the virus, decided to eliminate all data regarding the evolution of
\nCOVID-19 in this country from the official website that has been monitoring the
\noutbreak. President Jair Bolsonaro explained the figures do not reflect
\nreality. Brazil has the second-largest number of infections, some 667 thousand,
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TAROM – The national
\nairline company TAROM will reintroduce return flights to London starting
\nMonday. In a Facebook post, the company writes that only Romanian nationals
\nwill be able to board in flights to Bucharest, while flights headed to London
\nwill receive British citizens only. Also starting Monday travellers arriving in
\nthe UK will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine. <\/p>\n
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TOURISM – Employers in
\nthe hospitality industry are calling on the Government to lift all restrictions
\nand reopen restaurants and cafes to interior service. In an open letter, employers
\nsay the absence of this measure would make them incur 30% losses, tantamount to
\nsome \u20ac6 billion. The second phase of easing lockdown restrictions would boost
\npartner sector, such as produce providers, soft drinks distributors, meat and
\nmilk processors, bakeries and other types of providers, which together account
\nfor 5% of Romania’s GDP. <\/p>\n
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REPO LINE – The European Central Bank and
\nthe National Bank of Romania have agreed to set up a new repo line to address
\npossible euro liquidity needs in the presence of market dysfunctions due to the
\nCOVID-19 shock. Under the new repo line, the National Bank will be able to borrow up to
\n\u20ac4.5 billion from the ECB in exchange for high-quality euro-denominated
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PENTECOST – Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians around the world, including
\nRomania, on Sunday celebrated the Pentecost, marking the descent of the Holy
\nSpirit upon the Apostles of Jesus Christ, 50 days after Easter, as well as the
\nfoundation of the early Christian Church. According to the New Testament, the
\n12 apostles received the Holy Spirit, which allowed them to speak languages
\nnever before spoken. Peter’s sermon led to the baptism of three thousand souls.
\nOrthodox believers received sanctified walnut leaves, symbolizing the flames of
\nthe Holy Spirit resting on the heads of the Apostles. Thousands of tourists
\nenjoyed the Pentecost miniholiday in mountain or seacoast resorts or in the
\nDanube Delta, which according to travel agencies was 80% booked. <\/p>\n
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