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\nCovid-19Ro.<\/strong> The National Committee for Emergency Situations adopted today the decision on the proposal to extend the state of alert and measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal stipulates the obligation to wear only a surgical or FFP2 protective mask , which must cover the mouth and the nose, in all public spaces, both indoors and outdoors. Children under the age of 5, people who are alone in the office, TV presenters and their guests, representatives of religious denominations during masses, speakers in closed or open spaces will be exempted from this measure, provided that the distance of 3 meters between people is observed. Nearly 5,000 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the past 24 hours, as well as 30 related deaths, 6 from the previous reporting period, the Strategic Communication Group has announced today. Nearly 8 million people have been fully vaccinated, which is a little over 40% of the eligible population.<\/p>\n


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Pandemic.<\/strong>
\nThe fifth wave of the
\npandemic caused by the Omicron is getting bigger, with new case records
\nworldwide. After the United States, which reported more than a million cases,
\nsignificant increases were also reported in Europe. France is approaching
\n300,000 infections a day, and authorities are announcing tough restrictions on the
\nunvaccinated people, who will be virtually unable to go anywhere as of January
\n15th. In the UK, labor market problems, already pre-existing due to Brexit, are
\nbeing exacerbated by the pandemic. Key sectors are affected, and the government
\nhas even called on retired teachers to return temporarily to the system after
\nthe UK exceeded 200,000 infections. Cases have also multiplied in Italy and
\nGreece. According to an Israeli study, a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine
\nincreases the total number of antibodies five times a week after the inoculation.
\n Israel is already administering the
\nfourth dose of Pfizer \/ BioNTech vaccine to people over 60, health care workers
\nand immunocompromised patients.<\/p>\n

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Government.<\/strong>
\nThe Romanian
\nGovernment gathers today to discuss the implementation of the National Recovery
\nand Resilience Plan. The members of the executive will also be informed on the
\ndegree of absorption of cohesion funds related to the multiannual financial
\nframeworks 2014 – 2020, and 2021-2027. Also, the appendix to Government
\nDecision of 2008 on the list of international names corresponding to medicines
\ncovered by insured persons with or without a personal contribution on the basis
\nof a prescription in the social health insurance system or granted under
\nnational health programs will be amended. The cabinet will also approve a series
\nof decisions, including the one on medicines for the insured or the one related
\nto the agreement concluded by the governments of Romania and the Republic of
\nMoldova, which regulates the construction of aqueducts.<\/p>\n

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\ndiplomacy.<\/strong> The head of European
\ndiplomacy, Josep Borrell, has arrived in Ukraine today to show EU support for
\nthe Kiev authorities, at a time of maximum tension with neighboring Russia,
\nAFP reports. For several weeks now, Moscow has been accused of deploying troops
\nat Ukraine’s eastern border for a potential offensive. Russia has denied any
\nwrongdoing and denounced NATO’s provocations. Accompanied by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister
\nDmitro Kuleba, Josep Borrell will first travel to the east of the country, on
\nthe ‘line of contact’ with the pro-Russian separatists with whom Kiev has been
\nat war since 2014. This conflict, which broke out after the annexation of the
\nCrimean Peninsula by Russia, has killed more than 13,000 people. Josep Borrell
\nwill then go to Kiev. This is the first visit by a head of European diplomacy
\nto the front line since the start of the war in eastern Ukraine. Diplomatic
\nefforts to defuse the Ukrainian crisis have intensified in recent weeks,
\nespecially through a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir
\nPutin and US President Joe Biden in late December. Russia and the United States
\nhave scheduled talks on Ukraine for January 9 and 10 in Geneva, followed by a
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Tennis.<\/strong>
\nRomanian Simona Halep
\n(20 WTA) has defeated, today, the Australian Destanee Aiava (316 WTA) at the Melbourne
\nSummer Set 1 tournament. In the second round she will take on the Romanian Gabriela Ruse, who got an easy victory, on Tuesday, 6-3, 6-2 against the local
\nplayer Arina Rodionova (152 WTA). Also today, the Romanian Irina Begu and the Serbian Nina Stojanovic have qualified for the quarters of Melbourne Set 2 – WTA 250, where they will play against the pair made up of Aliona Bolsova (Spain) and Katarzyna Kawa (Poland). The
\ntwo preparatory tournaments are taking place ahead of the Australian Open
\n(January 17-30). (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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