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\ngovernment in Bucharest is expected to endorse a decision on extending the
\nstate of alert with 30 more days. Liberal Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has
\nexplained that most of the experts believe the state of alert is necessary
\ngiven the present epidemiological background. The government’s decision must be
\napproved by Parliament and the largest opposition force, PSD, have announced
\ntheir intention not to endorse an extension longer than 15 days. The
\nSocial-Democrats also believe the relaxation measures proposed by the
\ngovernment are not enough. Romania has so far reported 22,415 infections
\nand a number of fatalities that has gone up to 1,437. Over 16 thousand patients
\nhave been cured. 34 hundred Romanians have been confirmed infected abroad and
\n114 of them died. A new stage of relaxation measures started being imposed in
\nRomania as of Monday. Malls have opened, but playgrounds, cinemas, restaurants
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ATTENDANCE The first weekend of the International Theatre
\nFestival in Sibiu, central Romania, which has this year been staged exclusively
\nonline due to the Covid pandemic has registered an impressive audience. The
\nfestival’s shows and other events posted on its facebook or webpage at
\nsibfest.ro have registered roughly 181 thousand visitors. The event continues
\nuntil June 21st with prestigious performances, shows of dance,
\nmusic, opera, street performances, circus and special conferences, all broadcast
\nonline. The festival’s present edition unfolds under the motto ‘The Power to
\nBelieve’. The International Theatre Festival in Sibiu is the first big
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WEATHER Romania is still facing bad weather phenomena in most
\nof its territory, where meteorologists have forecast heavy downpours and
\nlightning storms for the entire week. Scores of towns and villages have been
\naffected by the bad weather in 20 Romanian counties. Firefighters have been
\ndeployed to pump water out of hundreds of households and public institutions or
\nto remove the broken trees from the streets. Traffic has been temporarily
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NATO Romanian navy has handed over the command of Standing NATO
\nMine Countermeasures Group Two, a communique issued by the Navy Chief of Staff
\non Tuesday announced. By assuming the command of the aforementioned military
\nforce, Romania proved its capabilities as a security provider for the defence
\nof the allies as this navy force has made a major contribution to maintaining
\nthe alliance’s battle and immediate response capabilities in crisis situations
\nas well as to the promotion of NATO’s images and values. In the past six
\nmonths, the group has carried out missions in the Black Sea, the Aegean and the
\nMediterranean Sea involving the participation of military vessels from
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BORDER According to the Romanian authorities, 65 200, Romanian
\nand foreign nationals transited Romania’s border checkpoints on Monday. The
\ntraffic has increased by 60% as compared to the month of May. Romania’s border
\nwith Hungary proved to be the busiest, as it has been crossed by roughly 43,800
\npeople. According to the same sources, the number of people who entered Romania
\nhas doubled as compared to the previous state-of-alert period. <\/p>\n
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