PENTECOST Orthodox and Greek-Catholic believers from
\nall over the world, Romania included, on Monday celebrated 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 chose
\nto spend this mini-holiday in various resorts in the Prahova Valley, the Black
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PARTICIPATION Romania participates in ‘Team Europe’, one of the most ambitious
\ninternational assistance programmes being also part of ‘The Coronavirus Global
\nResponse’, a fund-raising initiative aimed at developing and producing
\ntreatment schemes, the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest on Monday announced. During
\nthe informal proceedings of the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, ministers
\nand state secretaries in charge of cooperation for development in the EU member
\ncountries were assessing a programme aimed at providing assistance to
\ndeveloping countries, which are facing difficulties in their attempt to contain
\nthe Covid-19 pandemic. Romania’s funding priorities within Team Europe include:
\nboosting the institutional capabilities of healthcare systems, ensuring food safety,
\na sustainable management of water resources and fighting fake news during the
\npandemic. Education is another assistance means, and Romania has doubled the
\nscholarships granted to the young people from African countries since the
\nprevious university year. <\/p>\n
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ALERT The state of alert could be extended in
\nRomania after June 15th, as there is still the risk of community
\ncontagion and new outbreaks might appear, Health Minister Nelu Tataru told a TV
\nchannel. A decision in this respect is expected from the National Committee for
\nEmergency Situations based on how the pandemic will develop after some of the restrictions
\nhave been lifted. The latest toll stood at 1,339 fatalities out of more than 20,600
\ninfections confirmed. 3,304 Romanian nationals have been infected abroad. Most
\nof the cases have been reported in Italy, nearly 1900, but the largest number
\nof fatalities among the Romanian nationals has been reported by Britain, over
\n40. Britain has also reported the lowest number of infections among the
\nRomanian nationals, below 100. The authorities in Bucharest have specified they
\nget data from Romania’s diplomatic missions in these countries from the local
\nauthorities and even directly from the Romanian citizens abroad. In another
\ndevelopment, Health Minister Nelu Tataru has estimated that a possible second
\nwave of the pandemic will not have the same intensity as the first. The
\nRomanian official expects the situation to normalize by late July or early
\nAugust, provided the population complies with the prevention measures. <\/p>\n
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PANDEMIC The number of Coronavirus
\ninfections around the world has exceeded 7.1 million and more than 406 thousand
\npeople have died. 3.5 million patients have been declared cured. The United
\nStates has registered over 1,900,000 Covid infections and 110,000 fatalities.
\nThe most affected countries in Europe remain France, Italy and Spain. Brazil
\ncomes second after the USA in a world ranking with over 690 thousand infections
\nand more than 37 thousand fatalities. <\/p>\n
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REQUEST Employers Associations in Romania’s
\ntourism have called on the government to lift all restrictions allowing the
\nfunctioning of the terraces and resuming partial activity inside restaurants,
\nstarting June 15th. Representatives of these associations have
\nexplained in an open letter that going beyond this date would be tantamount to
\nincreasing the losses this economy sector has so far incurred, which account
\nfor 30% of the turnover in the previous years. The signatories have called
\namong other things for a tax cancellation in the second half of the year, the
\npossibility of paying taxes and duties in installments, for non-reimbursable
\nEuropean loans and the proper legislation to half local taxes this year. The
\ngovernment is presently considering several alternatives for jump-starting
\nRomania’s tourist sector, relying on both local and EU funds, the country’s
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TAROM As of Monday, Romania’s air carrier TAROM resumed 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 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 processing data gleaned from 200 countries. The safest
\ncountry to visit is Switzerland and second comes Germany. At this moment, the
\nmost dangerous places to visit are Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, some
\nMiddle East and Asian countries. <\/p>\n
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