Restrictions
\nimposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic will be eased further on Monday 15th
\nJune. The National Committee for Emergency Situations and the government met on
\nThursday in Bucharest to evaluate the situation and plan what to do next. Speaking
\nabout travellers arriving in Romania from abroad, prime minister Ludovic Orban said
\nsome will be asked to isolate at home depending on the countries they are
\ncoming from. The assessment will be made by the National Public Health
\nInstitute based on European recommendations. Ludovic Orban explains:<\/p>\n
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Based on this methodology, a coefficient
\nwill be established reflecting the rate of transmission based on the number of
\naverage infections in the last 14 days. Travellers from countries where this
\ncoefficient is below 5 will no longer be obliged to self-isolate at home for 14
\ndays. Let me give you a few examples. The countries with a low transmission rate
\ninclude Austria, Bulgaria, Greece and other European countries. It is in a way
\nnatural to begin lifting the self-isolation requirement which is creating
\nproblems for many citizens. Also, air travel can be resumed with the countries
\nwhere the coefficient is below 5.<\/p>\n
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The prime minister has announced
\nthat beginning on 15th June, all shopping centres and other multi-store
\ncommercial venues will reopen, with the exception of any restaurants, cafes, children
\nplayground areas and cinemas located within them. Spas, the offices of the
\nRomanian Lottery and gambling and betting centres will also reopen. Swimming pools
\nwith outdoor access will reopen as well and the number of persons in a group who
\ncan take part in sports and recreational activities outdoors will increase from
\nthree to six. <\/p>\n
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Financial support for parents
\nstaying at home with their children will stop at the end of the school year,
\nwhile some nursery schools and out-of-school centres that are normally open
\nduring the summer holiday will be able to reopen under very strict conditions, the
\nprime minister also said. Some of the measures taken to support businesses
\nduring the pandemic and which were supposed to expire at the end of the month will
\nbe extended until 25th October. Prime minister Ludovic Orban says a
\ngovernment order on the extension of the state of alert will be issued next week.
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The Social Democratic Party in
\nopposition and the party with the largest number of MPs, believes, however,
\nthat only a few prevention measures should be maintained and says it’s not
\ngoing to vote for the extension of the state of alert for another thirty days. <\/p>\n
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