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COVID-19 The number of COVID cases continues to rise in Romania, with more than 7,000 daily new cases reported for several days in a row. Nearly 10,000 SARS-CoV-2 patients are in hospitals, 264 of them children, while 1,195 patients are in intensive care. Nationwide, hundreds towns and villages are on the red list of places with infection rates of over 3 per thousand. The capital Bucharest is also on the list, and as of today additional restrictions are in place in the city. The digital COVID certificate is required for participation in certain events, and even so indoor weddings and similar events are to be attended by 200 people at most, while restaurants, performance halls, pools and the like operate at half their capacity and only accept COVID certificate holders. As the number of infections grows, Romanians get more open to immunisation, with over 14,000 people having received a shot in the last 24 hours.
LIBERALS The Liberals's president for the next 4 years is PM Florin Cîţu, who won the race against the former party chief Ludovic Orban. The winner got some 60% of the votes of the around 5,000 delegates from all party branches in the country attending the Congress held Saturday in Bucharest. "The National Liberal Party is a united party as of today," Florin Cîţu said after the results were made official. "I promise I will be the president of all Liberals, regardless of your vote today," he added. Ludovic Orban congratulated Florin Cîţu for his victory, and said on Monday he would step down as speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. President Klaus Iohannis was also present at the congress. The two ran harsh campaigns, with unprecedented attacks against each other. At stake is more than the party presidency, and Saturday's battle will also decide the governing formula and the parliamentary majority.
FRIGATE The Romanian frigate "Queen Marie" has concluded its participation in the NATO Operation "Sea Guardian", in the Mediterranean. During the 3 weeks of commanding the NATO vessel unit, "Queen Marie" inspected over 800 ships in the Mediterranean. The IAR Puma Naval helicopter on board of the frigate contributed to the early identification of suspicious vessels. Also taking part in Operation "Sea Guardian" were vessels, aircraft and submarines from Romania, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain and Germany, and the missions contributed to strengthening security in Europe's southern flank.
SALARY Romanians last year earned gross salaries of roughly 1,030 euros, the National Statistics Institute announced, up 7.4% since the previous year. Net salaries, averaging at 650 euros per month, also increased by 7.7%. The best paying sectors are IT&C, finances and insurance, public administration and the energy sector. At the opposite pole are the hospitality industry, agriculture, forestry and fishery, and the real estate market.
AIRCRAFT The Canadian military aircraft sent to Romania in early September have carried out their first intercept in an air policing mission, NATO announced. The pilots of the 188 Hornets, jointly with Romanian Air Forces units, intercepted on September 23 two Russian Sukhoi 24 Fencers over the Black Sea near Romanian air space. The Russian aircraft were monitored by the Allied pilots once the visual identification was confirmed, the Allied Air Command also announced.
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