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Interest rate.<\/strong> The Central Bank of
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\nMilitary Hospital in Bucharest. On Friday, Romania entered phase two of
\nits mass vaccination programme, targeting people over the age of 65, chronic
\npatients and workers in key sectors. According to official figures, more than
\n180,000 people were immunised in phase one, which began on 27th
\nDecember, accounting for two thirds of those targeted by this phase. The
\nauthorities said 309 vaccination centres are in operation at the moment. President
\nKlaus Iohannis also received the vaccine, on Friday. He said afterwards that
\nthe vaccine is safe and efficient, and immunisation and compliance with the
\nprotection rules will help us overcome the pandemic. More than 3,200 new
\ninfection cases and 66 new deaths were recorded in Romania in the last 24
\nhours. 1,089 Covid patients are in intensive care. Romania saw more than 691,000
\ncases and 17,160 related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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\nthe establishment of vaccination centres and the recruitment and payment of the
\nstaff involved in the vaccination process. Health minister Vlad Voiculescu said
\nhis ministry would cover the cost of the vaccination campaign and that he
\nrelied on GPs to inform their patients about the vaccine and make the
\nappointments. He said GPs would receive additional pay for this service. He
\nalso gave assurances that schools will be safe to return to if they reopen on 8th
\nFebruary. He pointed out that education workers can get the vaccine during
\nphase two of the vaccine rollout. <\/p>\n
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\nof Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine deliveries by in late January and early
\nFebruary, Pfizer gave assurances that the doses expected by the European Union
\nin the first quarter of the year will be supplied as scheduled, said European
\nCommission president Ursula von der Leyen after health ministers from six EU
\ncountries signed a joint letter voicing deep concern over the announced delays.
\nMeanwhile, tighter restrictions are being imposed in Europe following a spike
\nin cases. Germany and Sweden reached new daily record death tolls. Austria
\nremains in lockdown, but is reopening schools on 25th January, while
\nItaly has extended its state of emergency. France is also seeing rising
\ninfections and Portugal enters a new lockdown for at least another month,
\nfollowing an exponential rise in new cases. Some 94.3 million coronavirus
\ninfections and more than 2 million related deaths are reported globally,
\naccording to the worldometers website.<\/p>\n
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\nelect, Democrat Joe Biden unveiled his first rescue package titled the
\nAmerican rescue plan, at a time when national security is on high alert over
\nthe threat of armed attacks by extremists ahead of Biden’s inauguration on 20th
\nJanuary. The stimulus package, worth 1,900 billion dollars, earmarks more than
\n400 billion to combat the pandemic, aiming, among others, to step up
\nvaccination and safely reopen schools within one hundred days. The plan also
\nearmarks 350 billion dollars in assistance to states and local governments and
\ndirect payments of 1,400 dollars to American families. Joe Biden also asked
\nCongress to approve an increase in the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars per
\nhour, more than double the current level, and approve funding to fight hunger,
\nwhich is affecting more and more Americans with small and medium incomes amid
\nhigh unemployment during the pandemic. While Biden’s ambitious relief plan
\nreflects the political change in Washington, it is expected to be met with
\nopposition from the Republicans. <\/p>\n
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\nRomania has decided to cut the monetary policy interest rate from 1.50% to
\n1.25% per year starting next week and by 0.25% the interest rate on deposits
\nand credits. The National Bank’s monetary policy decisions influence the cost
\nof the loans granted by banks. Prime minister Florin
\nC\u00ee\u0163u welcomed the cut in the monetary policy interest rate as it confirms the
\ndrop in the inflation rate in the medium and long term and is proof that the
\nfiscal policy is no longer a destabilising factor in Romania. <\/p>\n
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\nBucharest are today playing the Norwegian side Vipers
\nKristiansand as part of Champions League Group A. The Norwegian side won the first
\nleg in October 30:25. Russian side Rostov Don top the group with 13 points, followed
\nby CSM Bucharest with 11 points and Metz Handball from France with 10 points. Vipers
\nKristiansand are in fifth place with 8 points. Together with the Hungrian side
\nGyor, they are the only side not to lose a match in the Champions League group
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\ncountry, with temperatures expected to drop significantly compared with recent
\ndays, especially at night. Snow is reported locally. An alert for cold weather
\nhas been issued for the north-west, north-east and the centre of the country
\nand then for the rest of the country until Wednesday morning. The highs of the
\nday are between minus 9 and plus 1 degrees Celsius. In Bucharest it was minus 3
\ndegrees at noon. (CM)<\/p>\n