PENTECOST Orthodox and Greek-Catholic believers from
\nall over the world, Romania included, are today celebrating the second day of
\nPentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 12 apostles enabling them to
\nconvey the Lord’s message in languages they had never spoken before. Upon
\nApostle Peter’s speech, over 3000 people embraced Christianity making up the
\nnucleus of the first Christian Church in Jerusalem. Thousands of Romanians have
\ntaken to resorts in the Prahova Valley, the Black Sea coast and the Danube
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COVID-19 Over 20,600 Romanians have reportedly been
\ninfected with the new coronavirus authorities in this country have announced.
\nMore than 14,800 patients have been cured and left hospitals. 1,334 people have
\ndied since the outbreak in Romania and 3,304 have been infected abroad. Most of
\nthe cases have been reported in Italy, nearly 1900, but most of the fatalities
\namong the Romanian nationals have been registered in Britain, over 40. Britain
\nhas also reported the lowest number of infections among the Romanian nationals,
\nbelow 100. The authorities in Bucharest have specified they get data from
\nRomania’s diplomatic missions in these countries from the local authorities and
\neven directly from the Romanian citizens abroad. In another development, Health
\nMinister Nelu Tataru has estimated that a possible second wave of the pandemic
\nwill not have the same intensity as the first. The Romanian official expects
\nthe situation to normalize by late July or early August, provided the
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REQUEST Employer’s Associations in Romania’s
\ntourism sector have called on the government to lift all restrictions allowing
\nthe functioning of the terraces and resuming partial activity inside
\nrestaurants, starting June 15th. Representatives of these associations
\nhave explained in an open letter that going beyond this date would be
\ntantamount to increasing the losses this economy sector has so far incurred,
\nwhich account for 30% of the turnover in the previous years. The signatories
\nhave called among other things for a tax cancellation in the second half of the
\nyear, the possibility of paying taxes and duties in installments, for
\nnon-reimbursable European loans and the proper legislation to half local taxes
\nthis year. The government is presently considering several alternatives for jump-starting
\nRomania’s tourist sector, relying on both local and EU funds, the country’s
\nDeputy Prime Minister Raluca Turcan has written on a social network. <\/p>\n
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TAROM As of Monday, Romania’s air carrier TAROM resumes its flights to
\nLondon. According to an announcement posted on the company’s Facebook page,
\nfrom Britain, TAROM planes will accept only the citizens who have applied for
\nrepatriation and only British citizens will be allowed to board in Bucharest.
\nTicket prices will start from 267 Euros. Also on Monday, Britain introduces a
\nmandatory quarantine for travelers arriving in the country. <\/p>\n
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TRAVEL According to a report published by Forbes magazine Romania ranks
\n57th among the safest countries to visit in this period. The ranking
\nhas been made after analyzing data from 200 countries. The safest country to
\nvisit is Switzerland and second comes Germany. At this moment, the most
\ndangerous places to visit are Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, some Middle
\nEast and Asian countries. <\/p>\n
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