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COVID-19 IN ROMANIA – Another 456 new infections were announced
\nin Romania on Sunday by the Group for Strategic Communication, taking the total
\nnumber of infected to 32.535. 23.387 people infected with COVID-19 have
\nrecovered, while 1.884 people have died. 243 patients are now in intensive
\ncare. Liberal Prime Minister Ludovic Orban says the state is virtually
\nincapacitated in dealing with the pandemic, after the Senate on Saturday
\npostponed the debate and vote on a Government bill on isolation and quarantine.
\nOn Thursday, the Chamber of Deputies passed the law in a heavily modified form.
\nThe Social-Democrats in opposition claim the law infringes on citizens’ rights
\nand liberties, calling on the Prime Minister, Justice Minister and
\nrepresentatives of the Superior Council of Magistracy and human rights
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RESTRICTIONS – Greek
\nauthorities have suspended until Tuesday the electronic platform for traveller
\nregistration, ahead of changing border crossing regulations for land entries.
\nAs of Wednesday morning, Romanian tourists will have to provide proof of a
\nnegative test against COVID-19, no older than 72 hours. The documentation must
\nbe in English and contain the traveller’s identification data. The Romanian
\nForeign Ministry recalls this test does not exclude the obligation of
\ncompleting the online form or being subject to random testing at the border.
\nPrime Minister Ludovic Orban has called on the 120 centers doing corona testing
\nin the country to take priority in testing tourists with planned holidays in
\nGreece. On social media many Romanians have already announced their readiness
\nto give up their holidays, mostly due to the expenses associated with voluntary
\ntesting. Other EU countries have announced restrictions for Romanian citizens.
\nPeople with holiday plans in Austria need documents proving they tested
\nnegative for SARS CoV2, which must be no older than 4 days at the time of
\nentry. The document needs to be translated into German and English and be
\naccompanied by proof of accommodation in this country. Anyone failing to
\nprovide the said documentation will be placed in isolation for 14 days. As of
\nMonday, Lithuania will deny access to Romanians, with the exception of people
\non transit to Romania. <\/p>\n
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MIGRANTS – Two Serbian
\nnationals, who helped 13 Syrians illegally cross into Romania, were picked up
\non Saturday night by the Romanian border police and are now being investigated
\nfor migrant trafficking. The Syrian citizens, nine men and four women, are aged
\n17-30. The Serbian drivers were planning on taking them to Western Europe in
\nexchange for \u20ac900. The Romanian Border Police has advised citizens against
\ntransporting unknown people in border areas and to notify the authorities
\nwhenever they are presented with such requests. <\/p>\n
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WEATHER ALERTS – The National Meteorological
\nAdministration has issued a code yellow alert against extreme weather phenomena,
\nin place until Sunday night for three quarters of Romania’s territory. During
\nthe interval, the west, north and center of the country will see heavy
\nrainfalls, thunderstorms, strong wind and hail. Meteorologists expected flash
\nfloods in these areas as well. <\/p>\n
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TENNIS – Tennis
\nplayer Simona Halep, world no. 2 has confirmed her participation in the WTA
\ntournament in Palermo, Italy, the first in the WTA circuit after the long
\nhiatus caused by the coronacrisis. In a video posted on social media, she said
\nshe would take part in the competition in Sicily, which will be played on clay
\ncourt over August 3-9. Halep played her last match in February, in the final of
\nthe tournament in Dubai, which she won against Elena Rybakina of Khazakstan. Oliveiro
\nPalma, the director of the tournament in Palermo, said Halep’s
\nparticipation is exceptional news, it had been decades since Palermo last
\nhosted a former No.1.<\/p>\n
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(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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