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Coronavirus<\/strong>. Coronavirus infections hit
\n56,550 in Romania, with more than 1,300 daily cases reported today. Over 28,500
\npeople have recovered and 2,521 have died. 464 people are in intensive care.
\nThe authorities have again called on the population to respect the prevention
\nmeasures in place. The health minister Nelu Tataru says the number of cases may
\ndrop in the coming period if basic rules are respected, such as wearing a face
\nmask. In the meantime, countries like Cyprus, Finland and Lithuania have
\nimposed new restrictions on arrivals from Romania over the surge in the number
\nof cases in this country. Italy, the UK, Ireland, Norway, Estonia and Latvia have
\nordered travellers from Romania to self-isolate for 14 days. Globally,
\ninfections topped 18.7 million, while death passes 740,000. <\/p>\n

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Schools.<\/strong> President Klaus Iohannis is
\ntoday meeting prime minister Ludovic Orban and other cabinet members to discuss
\nsolutions for the start of the new school year in September. The president says
\nschool will not begin in normal conditions because the pandemic will not go
\naway until then. In his opinion it would be complicated for classes to be held
\nexclusively online, so the authorities are considering a mixed system. The
\npresident also says the measures that will be taken are meant to protect
\nchildren’s and teachers’ health while providing quality education. An NGO
\ncalled Save the Children recently warned that almost half of Romanian children
\nhad limited access to online education during lockdown, as they did not have
\ninternet connection, tablets or computers. The NGO, which has launched a
\ncampaign entitled I Want to Go to School, has called on the central and local
\nauthorities to take concrete measures to address and prevent a similar
\nsituation in the new school year. <\/p>\n

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Explosion.<\/strong> The Romanian embassy in
\nBeirut has not received any information to date about there being any Romanian
\ncitizens among the victims of the two big explosions that took place on Tuesday
\nin the Lebanese capital. The foreign minister in Bucharest says the building
\nhousing the Romanian embassy suffered minor damages and that the staff is safe.
\nPresident Klaus Iohannis posted a Twitter message expressing solidarity with
\nthe Lebanese people after a terrible explosion killed more than 100 people,
\ninjured thousands and caused immense material damage. Messages of condolences
\nand offers of help have been pouring in from all over the world. High-ranking
\nofficials from the Security Service in Lebanon said the blast was caused by the
\ndetonation of some 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for six years at a
\nport warehouse in unsafe conditions. The blast has destroyed the port area
\nalmost completely, and the entire city is in chaos. Prime minister Hassan Diab
\nhas promised that those responsible for the tragedy would be held accountable. <\/p>\n

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Tennis.<\/strong> The
\nRomanian tennis player Simona Halep, no. 2 in the world, who last played in an
\nofficial match on the 22nd February, will compete at the US Open
\nscheduled between the 31st of August and the 13th of
\nSeptember in New York. Earlier, Halep withdrew from Palermo, which is under way
\nthis week, the first tournament to be held since the start of the coronavirus
\noutbreak. The only Romanian players still in competition in Palermo are in
\naction today in the women’s doubles. Raluca Olaru and her doubles partner Dayana
\nYastremska of Ukraine, who are seeded second, are facing the Dutch-Slovenian pair <\/strong>Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidansek
\nin the opening round. Another Romanian player, Laura Paar, together with
\nGermany’s Julia Wachaczyk are playing against the first seed pair Georgina
\nGarcia Perez and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain. (CM)<\/p>\n


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