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Statement.<\/strong> President Klaus Iohannis told a press
\nconference on Wednesday that he would meet interior minister Marcel Vela and
\nthe head of the Department for Emergency Situations Raed Arafat on Thursday to
\ndiscuss the situation generated by the novel coronavirus. The president, who
\nsaid it was imperative to keep the pandemic in check, emphasised that the
\nsituation is very serious. He said the health ministry took the necessary steps
\nto purchase a vaccine for Covid-19 together with the other EU member states, if
\nsuch a vaccine becomes available. On the other hand, he believes the local
\nelections can be held in September unless the situation deteriorates and if
\nstrict measures are taken. The date of local elections has been set for the 27th
\nof September. First due last month, they were postponed because of the
\ncoronavirus outbreak and the mandates of mayors, heads of county councils and
\nlocal and county councillors were extended by six months. <\/p>\n

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Covid-19 Romania.<\/strong> The National
\nCommittee for Emergency Situations has proposed that face masks should become
\ncompulsory in open-air spaces during certain intervals, which are to be
\nestablished by the local authorities based on an opinion from public health
\ndirectorates. Exempt from this rule will be people carrying out intense
\nphysical activities or who are working in areas with high temperatures and
\nhumidity, as well as children under 5 years of age. The Committee also wants to
\nban the selling of foodstuffs and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks between 11
\nPM and 6 AM. Outside of this interval, the places selling these products are not
\nto be allowed more clients than number
\nof available seats and must prevent activities that involve physical
\ninteraction between clients. On beaches, people must observe a minimum
\ntwo-meter distance, with the exception of families. The Government is
\nconsidering the Committee’s recommendations and will make a decision soon.
\nMeanwhile, the number of new infections has topped 1,000 for the eighth
\nconsecutive day. Some 48,200 people have been infected so far. 7,000 people are
\nin hospital care, of whom 377 in intensive care. 2,269 people have died.<\/p>\n

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Covid-19 world. <\/strong>More than 17
\nmillion people have been infected so far with Covid-19 worldwide, more than 665,000
\npeople have died and over 10.5 million have recovered. While efforts to develop
\na vaccine continue, several Governments are imposing harsher measures to
\nprevent a second wave of the pandemic. The World Health Organisation is urging
\ncountries to do mass-testing and see that the population observes precautionary
\nmeasures. The United States is the worst hit country with more than 4.3 million
\ncases and the highest death toll in the
\nworld. In Europe, Italy has extended the state of emergency until October 15.
\nGreat Britain has introduced compulsory quarantine for all arrivals from Spain.
\nGermany too has introduced some regions of Spain on its so-called ‘black list’.
\nMadrid is now the latest region in continental Spain to make face masks
\ncompulsory in open spaces as well. Bulgaria is now demanding citizens from 10
\nstates to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test, which has to be no older
\nthan 72 hours at the time of entry. In Greece, face masks are again compulsory
\nin shops, banks, public service buildings and other enclosed spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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National Anthem Day. <\/strong>Every year, on July 29, Romania
\ncelebrates National Anthem Day. Various cultural events were held, as well as
\nmilitary festivities organised by the Ministries of Defence and the Interior,
\nwhile strictly observing COVID-prevention measures. As part of ceremonies held
\nin Bucharest and in other big cities, the national anthem was performed during
\na flag-raising ceremony. A well-known Romanian pan flute player, Nicolae
\nVoiculet, played the national anthem alongside 40 other musicians at an
\naltitude of 2,300 meters near the Heroes’ Cross on top of Bucegi Mountains.
\nCelebrated on July 29, National Anthem Day was first proclaimed in 1998.
\nRomania’s current anthem, Awaken thee, Romanian!, is considered a
\nnational symbol after the fall of the communist regime in December 1989. Set to
\nmusic collected by folklorist Anton Pann, the anthem was inspired by a
\npatriotic poem by Andrei Muresanu published in 1848.<\/p>\n

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Weather.<\/strong> A yellow code alert for heat is in
\nplace in the capital Bucharest and 21 other counties in southern and eastern
\nRomania. The physical discomfort is accentuated by the combination of humidity
\nand heat, with highs of 38 degrees Celsius expected during the day. <\/p>\n

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