CERTIFICATE A digital Covid certificate has been made available
\ntoday in an attempt to ease travel around the European Union. The document
\nproves the owner has been vaccinated, has recovered or recently tested negative
\nfor the disease. The Special Telecommunication Service in Romania has created a
\nweb platform, which can be accessed at certificate-covid.gov.ro. After filling
\nin the form, all those interested can download a QR code, which can be printed
\nor displayed on the mobile phone so that it may be scanned by customs officers.
\nIn another development, new relaxation measures have been adopted in Romania on
\nJuly 1st. Fairs and theme parks have been opened while accommodation facilities
\nand gyms are allowed to function at their full capacity. Cafes and restaurants
\ncan stay open until 2 o’clock in the morning but night clubs and bars can be
\naccessed only by those vaccinated. Authorities in Romania on Thursday announced
\n31 new Covid infections out of 26 thousand tests and reported only 5 fatalities
\nin the past 24 hours. 450 patients are being treated in hospitals and 67 in
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UE Slovenia is today taking over the half-yearly rotating EU presidency from
\nPortugal. This has been Slovenia’s second mandate at the helm of the EU since
\n2008. The Slovene presidency will attach priority to the recovery and
\nstrengthening the bloc’s resilience and strategic autonomy. During its present
\nmandate Slovenia and the EU’s main institutions will have the occasion of
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TENNIS Romania’s tennis player, Irina
\nBegu on Wednesday night made it to the third round of the Wimbledon tournament
\nafter a three-set win against Petra Martic of Croatia. Begu has thus equaled
\nher performance in 2015 when he qualified for the third round of Wimbledon, the
\nyear’s third grand slam tournament. The Romanian will be up against Iga Swiatek
\nof Poland on Friday. Another Romanian, Sorana Cirstea has qualified for the
\nsecond round after a two-set win against Samantha Murray Sharan of Britain. Cirstea will today play
\n12th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Begu and Cirstea are Romania’s only
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WHO Hans Kluge, the head of WHO Europe, on Thursday announced during a news conference that the ten weeks of decline in
\nthe number of Covid-19 infections in Europe are over. According to the WHO
\nofficial, a new wave of infections is expected unless citizens and authorities
\nare complying with medical discipline rules. Last week the number of new cases
\nrose by 10% driven by increased mixing, travel, gatherings and easing of social
\nrestrictions, Kluge said. ‘This is taking place in the context of a rapidly
\nevolving situation. A new variant of concern -the Delta variant and in a region
\nwhere despite tremendous efforts by member states, millions remain unvaccinated
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WEATHER The weather remains unstable in
\nRomania with an overcast sky, and thunderstorms in some areas in the north,
\nnorth-west, center and south-east. Some torrential rains are expected in the
\nmountains. Temperatures are lower than yesterday but the weather remains hot in
\nmost of the regions with discomfort indexes above normal. The highs of the day
\nrange between 23 and 34 degrees Celsius with a noon reading in Bucharest of 28
\ndegrees. Meteorologists have issued yellow warnings for hot and unstable
\nweather for almost the entire territory with the exception of some areas in the
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