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Pandemic Romania. <\/strong>The coronavirus pandemic continues to slow down in
\nRomania, where 1,636 new daily cases and 138 new fatalities were recorded. In Bucharest, the incidence rate dropped
\nbelow 3 cases per 1,000 people tested over the course of 14 days. The public
\nhealth directorate said no other locality or county in Romania is now in the
\nred zone. Romania found one case of the Indian variant in an Indian worker in
\nBrasov county, but this variant differs from that blamed for the current
\nepidemiological situation in India. The 26-year-old man arrived in Romania one
\nmonth ago and has a mild form of the disease. In the meantime, the Covid
\nvaccination campaign that began in December last year continues. An increasing
\nnumber of towns and cities around the country are hosting events and activities
\nmeant to facilitate access to vaccination. Drive-through vaccination sites
\nopened in Bucharest, Deva (in the west of the country), Cluj Napoca (in the
\nnorth-west) and Arad (in the west), an initiative president Klaus Iohannis said
\nis a success. According to the coordinator of Romania’s mass vaccination
\ncampaign Valeriu Gheorghi\u0163\u0103, more such sites will open in Bucharest and around
\nthe country. <\/p>\n

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Pandemic world. <\/strong>India hits new
\nrecord of daily Covid infections as some 390,000 more cases and almost 3,500
\nnew fatalities are reported. India’s health system is struggling to cope and hospitals
\naround the country are overwhelmed with the huge number of new admissions. The US
\nsent emergency aid consisting of oxygen concentrators and other medical
\nsupplies. Romania also joined the list of countries sending humanitarian aid to
\nIndia, with its Department for Emergency Situations saying the medical
\nequipment sent by Bucharest arrived in New Delhi. Romania’s assistance consists
\nin some 200 medical devices producing or supplying oxygen. <\/p>\n

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Holy Friday.<\/strong> Orthodox
\nand Greek Catholic Christians are today marking Holy Friday before Easter, a
\nday of commemoration and remembrance of Christ’s crucifixion. The last evening
\nservice in the Passion Week is also held on this day in church. The service
\nsymbolically re-enacts Christ’s death after being nailed to the cross, with an
\nicon called epitaphios and depicting Christ’s dead body taking centre stage.
\nThe epitaphios is placed in the middle of the church and then carried outside around
\nthe church. The Christian Orthodox world is celebrating Christ’s resurrection
\non Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Tourism. <\/strong>The Easter and Labour Day holiday began officially on Friday,
\nwith Romanians enjoying four days off work. The traffic police have reported
\nbusier traffic on the roads to the mountains and the seaside. The authorities
\nhave dispatched more police to ensure road safety. Around 26,000 police,
\ngendarmerie, border police and fire service staff are on stand-by. Security
\nforces are also present in large numbers in tourist resorts in the mountains
\nand at the seaside and around churches holding Easter services. According to
\nthe interior ministry, the main objective is protecting people’s lives and
\nhealth, including by discouraging behaviour that may spread the Covid pandemic.
\nMore than 30,000 visitors are expected to spend the Labour Day and Easter
\nholiday on the Black Sea shores. Some 100 hotels opened for this occasion, many
\nof which are already 70% full, which is the maximum level allowed by the
\nauthorities. Partying on the beach is not permitted, and wearing face masks is
\nmandatory. <\/p>\n

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NATO.<\/strong> NATO officially certified
\na RAF detachment that arrived at the Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu air base in Constan\u0163a
\ncounty, in south-eastern Romania, where it will be carrying out air policing
\nmissions alongside the Romanian military. This is the third such mission after
\n2017 and 2018. Four Eurofighter Typhoon planes will take part in missions over
\nthe next four months together with Romania’s F-16 Fighting Falcon and MIG 21
\nLancer aircraft. The main goal of the mission is to develop the response and
\ndeterrence capacity on NATO’s eastern flank. <\/p>\n

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Eurovision. <\/strong>The Dutch government has confirmed that the Eurovision song contest hosted by Rotterdam will be held in May with a live audience. All participants must comply with strict rules to prevent the spread of the pandemic and only 3,500 people are allowed in the audience. Romania will be represented by Roxen and a song called Amnesia, which will be played in the first semifinal, on 18th May. The second semifinal will be held on 20th May. Romania’s best places in the Eurovision final date from 2005 and 2010, when it finished third, and 2006, when it finished fourth.<\/p>\n

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Tennis. <\/strong>World no. 3 Simona Halep of Romania on Friday defeated Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets to reach
\nthe second round of the Madrid WTA
\ntennis tournament, worth 2.5 million euros in prize money. Two other Romanian
\nplayers, however, lost their respective first-round matches: Fresh from winning
\nthe title in Istanbul, world no. 58 Sorana Cirstea failed to get past the
\nAmerican player Jessica Pegula, world no. 33, while world no. 75 Irina Begu lost
\nto world no. 37 Daria Kasatkina of Russia’s. (CM)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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