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Covid-19. Over 3,500 new Covid cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in Romania, as well as 350 related fatalities, including 51 from an earlier date. The incidence rate over the last fortnight is on the decrease, with the infection rate dropping to 5.03 cases per 1,000 inhabitants in Bucharest, as against 5.34 the previous day. The highest figure was reported on 22 October (16.54 per thousand). The indicator is still over 6 per thousand in 44 cities in the country. As of Wednesday Romania has over 7 million fully vaccinated citizens.
Inflation. The EU year-on-year inflation rose to 4.4% in October, as against 3.6% in September. The highest rates were reported in Lithuania (8.2%), Estonia (6.8%), Hungary (6.6%) and Romania (6.5%), Eurostat announced on Wednesday. Disruptions in energy supply and the growing costs in the sector slow down the growth of the Eurozone economy and will keep inflation up for longer than predicted, the head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde warned on Monday.
Corruption. Two nurses, 2 clerks and another person in no official capacity were detained under suspicion of bribe-taking, computer fraud and forgery in an investigation involving forged COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Some 3,000 false certificates have been issued in recent months in Vama Petea, north-western Romania, in exchange for 250 to 300 euros each. Early this month the Interior Ministry announced over 360 criminal cases are pending, with nearly 900 individuals facing fraud charges in similar circumstances. In related news, the ex-Senator and transport minister Dan Şova was sentenced on Wednesday to 4 years behind bars for influence peddling. The sentence can be appealed.
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