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  • The State of Alert has been prolonged in Romania for another month

    The State of Alert has been prolonged in Romania for another month

    Romanians will have to wait to get back to the life
    without restrictions, the lifestyle they enjoyed before the pandemic outbreak.
    The announcement was made on Wednesday by the country’s president Klaus
    Iohannis.




    Klaus Iohannis: ʺUnder the
    present circumstances when the number of infections isn’t going down but on the
    contrary is on the rise, it is only normal that the state of alert be extended for
    another 30 days. However, only the restrictions now in force will be kept. No further restrictions are to be added but as
    I said, under the present circumstances we cannot speak about relaxation
    either.




    Prior to the president’s announcement, the government
    passed a resolution in this respect. Let’s have a look at some of the restrictions
    still in place: wearing masks in indoor public spaces, like supermarkets,
    public transportation and workplaces is still mandatory. And so is hand hygiene
    and physical distancing.


    Outdoor events like rallies and demonstrations are
    banned, while groups larger than 6 cannot travel around the cities unless they
    are a family.




    Private indoor events cannot exceed 20 people while
    outdoor events with more than 50 participants are not permitted. Restaurants
    remain closed but outdoor beer gardens are open.


    Malls and supermarkets are open, whereas cinemas and playgrounds
    remain closed. Indoor religious services are permitted but participants are to
    wear masks and observe physical distancing. Last but not least, some flights
    are still cancelled and some border checkpoints remain closed. Against this
    restrictive background, Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis has given assurances
    that measures aimed at the country’s economic recovery and growth are likely to
    continue.


    Klaus Iohannis: ʺThe
    government is working on and going to present fresh laws and regulations aimed
    at supporting the country’s economic recovery programme, which has been
    presented. Economic recovery is extremely important after this difficult period
    we have been through.


    Economic recovery is also expected to be high on the
    agenda of the European Council session on Friday and Saturday and according to president
    Iohannis, it is very important for Romania to obtain a significant amount of
    money to jump-start its economy.



    (translated by bill)

  • June 4, 2020

    June 4, 2020

    COVID-19 Romania has so far confirmed roughly 20,000
    Covid infections. Out of these around 14 thousand people have been cured and
    left hospitals, while 1299 have lost their lives. 114 out of the 3100 Romanian
    nationals who have been confirmed infected abroad died. Health Minister Nelu
    Tataru on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 test aimed at confirming people’s immunization
    to the new virus would be carried out on 29 thousand subjects during the months
    of June, July and August. According to the Romanian official, because a vaccine
    cannot be made earlier than the first half of the next year, compulsory
    vaccination cannot be introduced without a test period of two, three seasons.








    MEETING
    The Romanian government has
    again convened in Bucharest for a new round of talks over the measures aimed at
    jump-starting the economy and preserving jobs. A programme on supporting the big
    companies through guaranteed loans is high on the talks agenda. Prime Minister
    Ludovic Orban has announced he will use all the instruments available to back
    investments, including through the creation of an investment fund made up of
    budget resources or European funds if permitted. Prime Minister Orban on Wednesday
    held talks with representatives of the Coalition for Romania’s Development over
    the latest developments in the IMM Invest programme, the plans aimed at
    boosting the economy and attracting funds from the interior and from abroad.








    US Protest rallies in the USA caused by the
    death of a black man in police custody proved to be quieter on Wednesday after
    several days, which saw acts of vandalism and rioting. The latest events had prompted
    President Donald Trump to threaten to send in the military to quell the growing
    civil unrest. In his latest statement however president Trump says he won’t
    need to send in troops after the US Defence Secretary has opposed the
    president’s threatened use of the Insurrection Act to allow active duty troops
    to be deployed in American cities. The UN rights chief, Michelle Bachelet
    insisted the grievances at the heart of the protests that have erupted in
    hundreds of US cities needed to be heard and addressed if the country was to
    move forward. Solidarity rallies with the anti-racist protests in the USA have
    continued in Europe as well.










    AMENDMENTS Children in Romania are going to be given access to sanitary
    education and not to sex education and in order to be able to attend these classes
    they need parental approval, the Chamber of Deputies in Bucharest has ruled
    amending a previous law on child protection and their rights. The aforementioned
    amendments have been made upon the proposal of some MPs from the left-wing
    opposition PSD and from the ruling National Liberal Party. The third ruling
    party USR has denounced the initiative, arguing that Romania has the largest
    number of abortions among minors. According to a survey made by Save the
    Children NGO, six out of ten teenage moms have never had any access to information about
    sex education or healthy reproduction.




    (translated by bill)