Covid-19RO.<\/strong> 78 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Romania in 24 hours,
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\nout of some 24,000 tests performed, authorities informed on Thursday. 4 related
\ndeaths were also reported. The number of cases started to rise since July 12th,
\nwith half of the cases reported mainly in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, Ilfov and
\nConstanta. According to data made public on the European Covid-19 Forecast Hub,
\nby the end of July Romania is expected to report up to 200 new cases per day.
\nExperts say that immunization is the solution to put an end to this health
\ncrisis. Also on Thursday, authorities announced that some 16,000 people had
\nreceived the jab in 24 hours. So far, more than 4.7 million Romanians have been
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\nthe proposal of the World Health Organization (WHO) that the expert team that
\ninvestigates the origin of Covid-19 should return to the place where the virus
\nfirst emerged for the second phase of the investigation. China’s National Health
\nCommission answered that the proposal, which would also mean looking into the
\nhypothesis that the virus escaped from a Chinese laboratory, disregards common
\nsense and defies science. The WHO has recently warned that the number of coronavirus
\ninfections worldwide may reach 200 million in the next three weeks if the
\ngrowing trend maintains. Last week, the number of infections went up by 12%
\nglobally, which is almost half a million more cases a day, while the number of
\nrelated-casualties remained stable. In Europe, the figure went up by 21%.
\nAccording to the WHO, this is due to more contagious variants of the virus,
\nsuch as Delta. Across the world, almost 193 million people have been infected
\nwith the novel coronavirus, of whom over 175 millions have recovered and
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\nan abuse by state institutions has filed complains or petitions to defend their
\nrights, according to the findings of a survey dubbed Be Informed, Not Abused!
\nconducted between April and July 2021 by the Foundation for the Defense of
\nCitizens Against State’s Abuses (FACIAS). 72% of the respondents say they have
\nbeen victims of abuse by an institution of the Romanian state at least once. Of
\nthem, 32% filed a complaint, 12% made a verbal complaint, 11% opened a court
\ncase while 25% did not take any action. Only 9% of the respondents say they
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\nDirectorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and
\npolicemen have conducted 17 searches in Bucharest and five counties to
\ndismantle a group involved in embezzlement, fraud and money laundering. Some
\n380 people have been brought in for hearing. The suspects had bank accounts
\nopened in Romania, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, the UK,
\nGermany and other countries. During the search, 100 thousand euros have been
\nconfiscated, as well as 250 mobile phones, bank documents issued by other EU
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\nRomania, Klaus Iohannis, awarded Father
\nDaniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the National Order ‘Star of
\nRomania’ on the occasion of his 70th birthday. This is a sign of high
\nappreciation for the exceptional contribution to guiding the pastoral,
\nmissionary, cultural, social and philanthropic activity of the Romanian
\nOrthodox Church, in the country and in the diaspora, aimed to increase the
\ncommon good by cultivating interfaith and interreligious dialogue. You are
\nthe first Patriarch elected since our country’s accession to the European
\nUnion. During this entire period, you have ensured that the Romanian Orthodox
\nChurch has had its positive and well-defined place in the course and fulfillment
\nof the European destiny of the Romanian people, the head of state said at the ceremony. We
\nbelieve that the freedom we have in terms of expressing our faith is also one
\nfor cooperation, for co-responsibility, for harmony and peace between all the
\ncitizens of Romania and all Romanians, wherever they may be, Patriarch Daniel
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\nFootball <\/strong>.Romania’s Under-23 national football team defeated Honduras 1-0 on Thursday in its debut match in Group B of the Tokyo Olympic tournament. In the same group, New Zealand beat South Korea, also 1-0. Next, Romania will be up against South Korea on July 25 and the New Zealand on July 28. The Romanian footballers qualified for the Olympics after reaching the semi-finals of the Under-21 European Championship in 2019 held in Italy and San Marino. The last time Romania participated in the Olympic football tournament was back in 1964, when it came in 5th, also in Tokyo. Romania has sent a 101-strong delegation to this edition of the Olympic Games, to compete in 17 sports disciplines. (MI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"