COVID-19 IN ROMANIA – Over 11,000 people have died
\nto the COVID-19 virus since the start of the outbreak, and some 466 thousand
\npeople got infected, 70% of whom have recovered. 1,249 people are in intensive
\ncare. Bucharest is the most affected city in Romania. 6,914 Romanians living
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COVID-19 IN THE
\nWORLD – Over 62.6 million people around the world have been infected with
\nSARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the outbreak, the latest worldometers.info
\nupdate reveals. The global death toll now exceeds 1.4 million. The three most
\naffected countries are the United States, India and Brazil. In Europe, starting
\nDecember 1, stores will reopen in Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has
\nannounced, although the country will remain in partial quarantine to allow
\nefforts to contain the pandemic. Belgium has been severely affected by the
\nsecond wave of the pandemic and has been under lockdown since October 30. In
\nFrance, the authorities are easing restrictions, allowing shops selling
\nnon-essential products to reopen. People can also leave their homes for up to
\nthree hours for leisure time and physical exercise. The decision comes just shy
\nof a month of harsh lockdown restrictions, which has led to a slump in the
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BRUA – Romania’s President Klaus
\nIohannis attended the completion of the first phase in the BRUA pipeline
\nproject, in an event hosted by Jupa in Cara\u015f Severin County. The President said
\nthe delivery of new natural gas supplies will better meet internal demand and
\nwill add predictability and stability to the national distribution network.
\nBRUA seeks to develop a natural gas interconnector linking Bulgaria, Romania,
\nHungary and Austria to the southern corridor transporting gas from Azerbaijan.
\nThe Romanian gas company Transgaz announced the first gas supplies via the new
\nBRUA pipeline will be delivered next week, from Romania to Hungary. <\/p>\n
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NATIONAL
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\n– December 1, the National Day of Romania, will this year be celebrated in a
\nrestricted ceremony, to be attended by doctors, medical staff and foreign
\nambassadors. The traditional military parade organized on this occasion was
\ncancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Restricted ceremonies will also be held
\nin big cities across the country, to be attended by local authorities. The
\nForeign Ministry this year marks the National Day by means of a digital
\ndiplomacy project, a virtual dialogue space where friends and partners of
\nRomania, but also members of Romanian communities abroad can meet and exchange
\nopinions in a novel environment adapted to the challenges posed by the global
\nhealth context. Over November 28 -
\nDecember 1, in a special section on the Ministry website, mae.ro, the Foreign
\nMinistry is promoting Romanian talent and history, with a focus on classical
\nand contemporary music, theatre, performing and visual arts. The Ministry is
\nalso making public a number of diplomatic documents from its archive. The
\nvirtual section will also include an area devoted to online actions carried out
\nby Romania’s diplomatic missions and consular offices. <\/p>\n
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HANDBALL – Romania’s women’s
\nhandball team are preparing for the European Championship hosted by Denmark
\nbetween December 3 and 20. Romania is playing in Group D in the final
\ntournament, alongside Norway, Germany and Poland, with the games taking place
\nin the town of Kolding. On December 3, Romania will play Germany. On December 5
\nit will take on Poland, then it will play Norway on December 7. Denmark is the
\nsole host of the tournament after the second designated host, neighboring
\nNorway, pulled out. On November 16, only 17 days before the first game was due,
\nOslo announced that healthcare constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic
\nprevent it from organizing the competition.<\/p>\n
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BASKETBALL – The Romanian men’s basketball
\nteam on Monday is playing the world champion, Spain, in Valencia, in a fixture
\ncounting towards the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 preliminary Group A. On Saturday,
\nRomania lost 91-61 to Poland. After three matches, Romania has zero points and
\nis bottom of the group tables. The last group fixtures will be played next
\nyear. The top three teams in each group will qualify to the 2022 European
\nChampionship. (V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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