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Coronavirus world.<\/strong> More than 18.2 million coronavirus cases were
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Poll.<\/strong> More than half of Romanian
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Film.<\/strong> Colectiv
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Tennis.<\/strong> Three Romanian players, Sorana Cirstea, Irina Begu and Laura
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\nRomania.<\/strong> Romania passes 54,000 coronavirus infections. 19 new deaths were
\nreported on Monday, taking the death toll to 2,432. The number of active cases
\nhas also reached a new record, passing 18,400, while 419 patients are in
\nintensive care. Starting today, travellers from Romania will only be able to
\nenter the Czech Republic if they take a coronavirus test. Belgium has also
\nintroduced restrictions for arrivals from 24 counties in central, southern,
\nsouth-eastern and south-western Romania. Recently, Italy has extended indefinitely
\nthe obligation for arrivals from Romania to self-isolate for 14 days. Hungary
\nand Slovenia have also announced new entry conditions for arrivals from
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\nreported and more than 690,000 people have died globally. More and more
\ncountries are reintroducing the restrictions lifted in the last month due to a
\nnew surge in the number of cases. South Africa is the fifth worst affected
\ncountry after the United States, Brazil, India and Russia. Australia, which
\nsuccessfully tackled the outbreak in its early stages has now taken the
\ntightest measures since the start of the pandemic. Europe is also on alert,
\ntightening border controls, especially for travellers from high-risk areas. <\/p>\n
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\nParliament in Bucharest is again in extraordinary sitting this week. Specialist
\ncommittees are holding hearings and prime minister Ludovic Orban is again
\nexpected in Parliament to present a report on the measures taken to manage the
\ncoronavirus pandemic. A Parliament’s inquiry committee into acquisitions and
\nhow the emergency situation was handled may meet on Tuesday. The joint Senate
\ncommittees for constitutional affairs and the judiciary may debate a citizens’
\ninitiative to revise the Constitution entitled No more criminals in public
\noffice. The Chamber of Deputies has already passed the initiative. If Senate
\npasses it, the government must hold a referendum to revise the Constitution
\nwithin 30 days of the adoption of the bill. In another move, the speakers of
\nthe two chambers, the Social Democratic Party members Marcel Ciolacu and Robert
\nCazanciuc asked prime minister and National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban
\nto present plans to manage the pandemic, the start of the new school year and
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\nemployees say they are worried about the rise in the number of coronavirus
\ncases, but don’t think a state of emergency should be reintroduced, according
\nto an opinion poll conducted by the recruitment platform BestJobs. 47% of respondents
\nsay a new state of emergency would destroy the economy, and 10% believe the
\nsituation is not that bad yet. 36% of Romanian employees believe, however, that
\nmore drastic measures are necessary in order to prevent the spread of the
\nvirus. 58% of respondents blame the spike in the number of cases in the last
\nmonth on people not respecting hygiene and physical distancing rules, and only
\n15% blame the authorities for not imposing stricter rules and not making sure
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\nis the first Romanian documentary nominated by Romania for an Oscar, said the
\ndirector of the Transylvania International Film Festival Tudor Giurgiu. The festival,
\nwhich is in its 19th year, is under way in Cluj Napoca, in
\nnorth-western Romania. The focus this year is on safety and physical
\ndistancing, with the festival taking place exclusively outdoors at several
\nlocations around the city and nearby. The line-up features more than 130
\ntitles. A programme of Romanian short film runs from today until Wednesday. This
\nyear’s edition is dedicated to the great Italian director Federico Fellini.
\nRomanian actress Maria Ploae is to receive a special recognition award. The festival
\nis coming to an end next Sunday. <\/p>\n
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\nIoana Paar are in action today in the women’s singles in Palermo, a tournament worth
\n163,000 euros in prize money. This is the first WTA competition held since
\nMarch. In the first round, Cirstea faces Italy’s Sara Errani, Begu faces
\nGermany’s Laura Siegemund while Paar plays Russia’s Lyudmila Samsonova in the
\nfinal qualifying round. A fourth Romanian player, Patricia Tig, faces fourth
\nseed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia on Thursday. World no. 2 Simona
\nHalep withdrew from Palermo because of the rise in the number of coronavirus
\ncases. <\/p>\n