COVID-19 – The daily number of COVID-19
\ninfections is on the rise. The pandemic is again putting additional strain on
\nmedical units across the country, as for several days the number of infections has
\nexceeded the 1,500 mark. 1,242 new cases of COVID infection were reported on
\nSunday, in addition to 11 related fatalities. Over 3,000 people are being
\ntreated for COVID-19 in hospitals across the country, while 372 people are currently
\nin intensive care. Health Minister Ioana Mih\u0103il\u0103 announced additional ICU beds
\nwill be made available in Bucharest, where the largest number of new cases was
\nreported. Over 6,600 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday, while
\n5.1 million people have completed the vaccination scheme. On the other hand,
\nRomania has sent 100 thousand rapid antigen COVID tests to neighboring Moldova.
\nRomania’s ambassador to Chi\u015fin\u0103u, Daniel Ioni\u0163\u0103, said the donation reflects the
\nspecial relations between Romania and the Republic of Moldova. So far Romania
\nhas donated 500,000 anti-COVID-19 vaccine shots to neighboring Moldova. <\/p>\n
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POLITICAL
\nCRISIS – President Klaus Iohannis intervened in the political crisis in
\nRomania, calling on the USR-PLUS alliance to resume dialogue within the ruling
\ncoalition and come up with a viable and reasonable solution to overcome the
\npolitical deadlock. USR-PLUS didn’t back down and continued to call for the
\nresignation of Liberal Prime Minister, Florin C\u00ee\u0163u. Their decision was
\nmotivated by the Prime Minister’s choice to dismiss the USR-PLUS Justice
\nMinister, Stelian Ion, who opposed one of the government’s infrastructure
\nprojects. The president considers the Alliance’s decision to sign and file a
\nno-confidence motion against their own government, alongside AUR, an
\nultra-nationalist party, is an insult against all Romanians. In turn, Prime
\nMinister Florin C\u00ee\u0163u also called on his junior coalition partners to show
\nresponsibility, saying that making a new nomination for the position of Justice
\nMinister would immediately solve the problem. The motion filed by USR-PLUS and
\nAUR was signed by 122 MPs. For the document to be adopted in Parliament, a
\nminimum of 234 votes are required, which means USR-PLUS and AUR will need the support
\nof other parliamentary parties. <\/p>\n
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LIST -
\nThe updated list of countries representing an epidemiological risk was
\npublished on Sunday by the National Committee for Emergency Situations. Serbia,
\nEstonia and Albania have entered the red zone, while all arrivals from this
\ncountry will enter quarantine, unless they provide proof of vaccination or that
\nthey had the disease. Norway, Austria and Bosnia Herzegovina have now entered
\nthe yellow zone, in addition to Spain and Lichtenstein, where infection rates
\nhave dropped. People coming from these areas will not enter quarantine if they
\nprovide proof of vaccination, of a PCR negative test or if they’ve had the
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DIPLOMACY
\n– The Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs over September 7-9 is organizing
\nthe Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy, the Ministry announced in a release
\npublished on Sunday. This year’s theme is titled Diplomatic action to
\nconsolidate Romania’s resilience. Traditionally organized around Romanian Diplomacy
\nDay, this year the event will be held online and will involve the participation
\nof the heads of Romania’s diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad.
\nAttending will also be the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Nicolae
\nPopescu, who will be paying an official visit to Bucharest, the Foreign
\nMinister of Greece, Nikos Denidas, who will also be in Romania for an official
\nvisit. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Italy’s Minister for Foreign
\nAffairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, the Indian Foreign
\nMinister, Australia’s Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investments, as well as
\nEuropean Commission and OSCE officials. European Commission vice-president for
\ndemocracy and demography, Dubravka \u0160uica, the Secretary General of the Organization
\nfor Security and Cooperation in Europe, Helga Schmid, who will give online
\npresentations, as well as Thomas Garrett, the Secretary General of the
\nCommunity of Democracies, who will attend the meeting physically. <\/p>\n
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PATZAICHIN
\n– The several-time Olympic canoe champion Ivan Patzaichin passed away on Sunday,
\naged 71, the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee writes on its Facebook page.
\nIvan Patzaichin won seven medals at the Olympic Games, four gold and three
\nsilver. He took part in five editions of the Games, from 1968 to 1984. He is
\nalso the holder of 22 world titles. He went on to become a great coach, his
\ntrainees winning 150 Olympic, world and European medals. He was the
\nvice-president of the Romanian Federation of Kayak-Canoe and the vice-president
\nof the Romanian Olympic Committee. Elected in 1990, Juan Antonia Samaranch, the
\nchairman of the International Olympic Committee, bestowed on Patzaichin the
\nPlatinum Wreath, the highest Olympic distinction, becoming the only Romanian to
\nhold this title. In 2000 he was given the Faithful Servant national order in
\nrank of knight. In April, 2019, Ivan Patzaichin was also awarded the Golden
\nWreath, the highest distinction of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee.
\nIn 2019, the presidency awarded Patzaichin The Romanian Star national order
\nin rank of knight. <\/p>\n
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TENNIS -
\nRomanian tennis player, Simona Halep, is today playing Elina Svitolina of
\nUkraine in the round of 16 at the US Open. Halep has played Svitolina 10 times
\nat WTA level, the head-to-head score being 5-5. Halep’s best performance at the
\nUS Open is the semi-final played in 2015. Also at the US Open, Horia Tec\u0103u and Kevin Krawietz of Germany have
\nadvanced to the round of 16 in the men’s doubles, after ousting Frederik
\nNielsen of Denmark and Vasek Pospisil of Canada, 7-6, 7-6. Their next opponents
\nwill be Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and Andreio Molteni of Argentina. <\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL
\n– Romania’s national football team is today playing Lichtenstein in Bucharest
\nin the 2022 World Cup preliminaries. On Thursday, Romania defeated Iceland and
\nnow ranks 4th in Group J with 4 points. Also today, Iceland is
\nplaying North Macedonia while Germany will take on Armenia. Ranking first is
\nArmenia, followed by Germany. North Macedonia is in 3rd place.
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