COVID-19 The government in Bucharest is expected to endorse on Monday a
\ndecision on extending the state of alert on Romania’s territory against the
\nbackground of the latest developments in the pandemic. Romania presently
\nregisters a daily number of infections of 13 hundred and the total number of
\ninfections since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 102 thousand with a
\ndeath toll of 41 hundred. 126 Romanians have been killed by the virus abroad.
\nThe number of infections worldwide has almost reached 29 million and 924
\nthousand people have died, data released by the Johns Hopkins University has
\nrevealed. The US is the most affected country with more than 6.6 million cases
\nand over 198 thousand fatalities. India has registered more than 4.7 million
\ncases and 78 thousand dead. Brazil comes next with 4.3 million infections and
\nmore than 131 thousand deaths. The situation is worrying in many European countries,
\nFrance has exceeded 10 thousand infections a day while in Spain, the first week
\nof school has ended with thousands of infections, which led to the isolation of
\nseveral classes. France and Spain were together with Italy and the UK the most
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SCHOOL A new school year is due to begin in Romania on Monday under conditions
\nadjusted to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Courses will be taking
\nplace according to the latest epidemiological developments. Most of the
\ncountry’s schools, over 12 thousand, have been considered to be in the green
\nzone where students are allowed to go to courses. Rotating schedules are in
\nplace at the nearly 5 thousand schools currently in the yellow zone, while
\nonline courses have been made available for students at those nearly 240 in the
\nred zone. According to Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, local authorities and
\nschools have at their disposal 175 million Euros to buy tablets for online
\ncourses. According to the Romanian official, money has been earmarked for
\nbuying masks and disinfectants in schools. Furthermore, Orban has given
\nassurances the authorities are ready to intervene in any situation, which might
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MESSAGE Romania’s
\npresident Klaus Iohannis has conveyed a message on the Firefighters Day
\ncelebrated on September 13th in Romania, saying that in these days, when the
\nworld is facing the Covid pandemic, firefighters have again shown
\nprofessionalism and courage, determination and sacrifice in order to contribute
\ntogether with other state institutions to the citizens’ safety and health. The
\npresident has mentioned the responsible way in which firefighters have continued
\nto do their jobs and fight calamities and natural disasters, being an essential
\nsupport institution, a guarantor of normality, the right to life, private
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TENNIS Romanian
\ntennis player Patricia Tig has qualified for the finals of the WTA tournament
\nin Istanbul after a 6-3, 6-3 win against Tereza Martincova of the Czech
\nRepublic. The Romanian player is due to take on Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in
\nthe finals. Bouchard comes after a 6-3, 6-2 win against Paula Badosa Gibert of
\nSpain in the semis. This would be Tig’s third WTA finals after the ones in Baku
\nin 2015 and Bucharest in 2019. Her prize closet includes a WTA 125K title in
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