Coronavirus
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Coronavirus world.<\/strong> Global coronavirus cases are nearing 42 million,
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Support.<\/strong>
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Elections. <\/strong>Thursday was the last day for the
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Debate.<\/strong> The Republican incumbent Donald Trump
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Imports.<\/strong>
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Winter time. <\/strong>On Saturday
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Football.
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\nRomania.<\/strong> More than 5,000 new coronavirus cases were reported on Friday in
\nRomania. Total infections have passed 200,000, and the death toll has reached
\n6,2450. The doctors treating coronavirus patients say people make mistakes that
\nlead to infection, one of which is that they forget to wear face masks or don’t
\nwear them correctly. Six out of ten Romanians say they would get a vaccine if
\none was available, according to a recent poll conducted in several countries
\naround the world between June and September. 66% of young people aged between 16
\nand 24 and 66% of people above the age of 55 are pro-vaccination, compared with
\n51% among people aged between 25 and 55. The poll shows Romania has one of the
\nlowest levels of vaccination intent, alongside Hungary and Poland, with 54%. At
\nthe opposite pole, the highest vaccination intent is in China, Brazil and
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\nwhile the number of fatalities has passed 1.14 million, according to Worldometers.info. Europe is seeing a large
\nnumber of infections in the second wave. Spain has passed 1 million cases.
\nIreland has seen over 2,000 daily cases and its government has imposed strict
\nmeasures. The UK has also reported its highest number of daily cases, 27,000.
\nGermany has also seen a record number of new 11,000 infections. Belgium and Czech
\nRepublic have the highest number of infections per number of inhabitants.
\nBeginning on Saturday, Greece will impose travel restrictions in Athens, Thessaloniki
\nand other badly hit areas. France has extended its night curfew imposed in the
\nmain cities to most of the country, beginning on Saturday. <\/p>\n
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\nThe government on Thursday adopted a number of measures to support the
\npopulation during the pandemic. They include increasing treatment capacity for
\nCovid patients in intensive care units and supplementing medical staff. The
\ngovernment also decided that the asymptomatic and mild cases will be monitored
\nand receive medical assistance from family doctors. As for economic measures,
\nminister Florin C\u00ee\u021bu mentioned extending deadlines for the reimbursement of VAT
\nand the re-scheduling of debts. <\/p>\n
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\nsubmission of the candidate lists for the parliamentary elections of 6th
\nDecember. Thursday was also the last day when Romanian citizens domiciled or
\nresiding abroad could register to vote by mail. 39,240 such applications were
\nrecorded. Abroad, the voting process will be taking place over the course of
\ntwo days, on the 5th and 6th of December. <\/p>\n
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\nand his Democratic challenger Joe Biden faced off on Thursday in Nashville,
\nTennessee, in their second and final debate ahead of the presidential elections
\nof 3rd November. The debate was significantly different in tone and
\natmosphere compared to the first one held in September, which was marked by an
\nexchange of insults and repeated interruptions. This time around, Trump and
\nBiden sparred on a number of issues, including the situation of undocumented
\nmigrants, the coronavirus pandemic, public healthcare, the economy and foreign
\npolicy. According to opinion polls, American voters are most concerned at the
\nmoment about the coronavirus pandemic. During the debate, Joe Biden accused
\nTrump of mismanaging the crisis, while the latter insisted the country has gone
\npast the critical point. The also accused each other of profiting from doing
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\nRomania has this year imported 38% more laptops compared with the same period
\nlast year, the biggest increase among EU member states, according to data
\npublished by Eurostat today. Only Denmark saw a similar figure, with 35%.
\nAccording to Eurostat, most European imports of laptops come from China, with
\npurchases nearing 14 and a half billion euros in the last two years. <\/p>\n
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\nnight, Romania will be switching to winter time, with 4 am becoming 3 am. In
\nrecent years, Europe has started to discuss about giving up on the time shift,
\nwhich also has some unpleasant effects, because it implies a change in the
\ndaily routine with effects on some people’s health. Despite the fact that the
\nEuropean Parliament voted to scrap the seasonal time switch, this will only
\nbecome definitive in 2021. Member states will be able to choose whether to
\nremain on permanent winter time or summer time. <\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong>The Romanian football champions CFR Cluj on Thursday night defeated the
\nBulgarian side TSKA Sofia 2-nil in their opening Europa League Group A match.
\nIn the same group, the Italian side AS Rome defeated the Swiss side BSC Young
\nBoys 2-1. Next week, AS Rome will be playing TSKA Sofia and CFR will be playing
\nBSC Young Boys. Eliminated from the Champions League in the preliminary
\nmatches, CFR are the only Romanian side in the European competitions this year.
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