G7 The latest G7 three-day summit is due to
\nend today in southwestern England with talks over climate change. The second
\nday was devoted to ways of fighting pandemics and also to cooperation against
\nthe threats posed by China and Russia. However, according to Radio Romania
\ncorrespondent in London, the tensions caused by Brexit in Northern Ireland are
\nmaking headlines in the UK. The EU is threatening with legal and economic
\nsanctions unless the government in London, which negotiated and signed the
\nBrexit agreement several months ago, implements it in Northern Ireland where products
\ncoming from the UK must be checked. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the EU
\ndoesn’t understand the situation in Northern Ireland though. Also during the G7
\nsummit, US president Joe Biden has emphasized the need for an alliance to
\noffset the power and influence of China mainly in the developing countries
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FOOTBALL Austria takes on North Macedonia in Bucharest today while
\nthe Netherlands plays Ukraine in Amsterdam in group C of the European Football
\nChampionship 2020. Also today, Croatia is up against England in London in group
\nD. Belgium secured a 3-0 against Russia in Sankt Petersburg while Finland
\nsurprisingly defeated Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen. In the second half of the game
\nthe Danes’ play was impacted by the dramatic moment when their teammate Christian
\nEriksen went into sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch. In group A on Saturday
\nWales vs Switzerland ended in a one-all draw in Baku, Azerbaijan, after on
\nFriday Italy had clinched a 3-0 win against Turkey in Rome. For the first time
\nin its history, Romania’s capital Bucharest is hosting four games. Besides the
\nmatch today, the National Arena will see the matches pitching Ukraine against
\nNorth Macedonia on 17th June, Ukraine versus Austria on 21st
\nof June as well as a game from the round of 16 due on 28th of June.
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COVID-19 The number of Covid-19 infections remains low in Romania with
\nonly 127 new cases reported on Saturday. Five Covid-related fatalities have
\nbeen reported in the past 24 hours while 236 patients are in intensive care.
\nThe infection rate is going down in Bucharest as well where 0.14 cases per
\nthousand have been reported. At present all the Romanian territory is in the
\ngreen tier. On the other hand, the vaccine rollout is moving at a lower pace
\nwith only 39 thousand doses administered in the past 24 hours. Since the
\nvaccine rollout commenced in late December 2020, 4.1 million people have been
\nvaccinated in Romania. In another development, the European digital certificate
\nis due to become operational in Romania on July 1st. The
\naforementioned document proves that a person has been vaccinated, tested
\nnegative or had the disease in the past. <\/p>\n
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PANDEMIC The mayor of Moscow has reintroduced
\nrestrictions for both people and businesses after the Covid infection rate has
\nreached the figures registered in winter. The number of Covid cases in Russia
\nhas increased and most of the new cases are in the capital city. On Saturday
\nMoscow reported 67 thousand new cases, the highest number since December.
\nEmployers have been requested to allow at least 30% of the employees to work
\nfrom home. Employees over 65 years old and with chronic diseases have been sent
\nto work from home with the exception of those vaccinated. According to the authorities,
\nthe latest surge in the number of infections is due to people’s ignoring prevention
\nand protection rules and to the sluggish vaccine rollout. In another
\ndevelopment, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government must
\nbe cautious as it decides whether to end all Covid restrictions in England on
\n21st June. Cases are rising as the Delta variant spreads. Over 176
\nmillion infections have been reported worldwide since the beginning of the
\npandemic with 3.8 million fatalities, according to data released by
\nworldmeters.info. Most of the fatalities have been reported in the USA, India
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