In Romania, the New Year celebrations took place against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further turned the life of the planet upside down in the run up to the winter holidays season.
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President Klaus Iohannis has given assurances that Romania will not head back into a full lockdown after the parliamentary elections on the 6 of December.
Football legend Diego Armando Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday
The Romanian authorities are taking new measures to limit the surge in COVID-19 cases.
The President explained and supported the new coronavirus containment measures taken by the Government
Romanian authorities have taken new measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, in the hope they will be effective.
Romania imposed partial lockdown after coronavirus infection rates reached alarming levels.
