July 2, 2021 UPDATE

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Newsroom, 02.07.2021, 20:28

LAW – Criminal liability for human trafficking and exploitation, sexual assault, and torture in children is no longer subject to time limits in Romania, under a law signed on Thursday by president Klaus Iohannis. The act, which amends the Criminal Code, also increases punishments for failure to report a crime, while also criminalising the failure to report human trafficking and exploitation and sexual offences against child victims.

TENNIS – Romanian-Ukrainian pair Raluca Olaru / Nadia Kichenok on Friday made it to the eight finals of the womens doubles in the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the years third Grand Slam competition. The two can meet Romanians Andreea Mitu and Monica Niculescu provided the latter pair qualifies for the next stage of this prestigious sporting event. Irina Begu lost in two sets 6-1, 6-0 to Iga Swiatek of Poland in the competitions third round. Sorana Cirstea is the only Romanian in the singles contest and is to take on Emma Raducanu, a British player of Romanian descent on Saturday.

PANDEMIC – The number of Covid-19 infections is on the rise in Europe. Portugal, currently facing an increasing number of infections with the Delta variant, initially discovered in India, has decided to impose a night curfew in 45 cities, including in capital Lisbon. The Health Ministry in Spain has this week reported the highest daily rate of infection since April, partially because of the Delta variant. 38% of Spains population has been vaccinated. According to a survey conducted by the Pasteur Institute, France is expecting a fourth wave of the pandemic this autumn, also due to the Delta variant.

COVID – 37 new new infections have been reported in Romania in the past 24 hours out of 25 thousand new tests conducted. Only one person died in the same period and the highest number of infections has been reported in the counties of Cluj and Bucharest. No case has been reported in 21 counties around Romania in the past 24 hours, but 418 people are still being treated in hospitals around the country. On July 1st Romania entered a new stage of easing restrictions but authorities urge citizens to get immunized and warn against a new wave of infections.

COIN – The National Bank of Romania will issue on 7 July a new silver coin to mark 100 years of diplomatic relations between Romania and Japan, the institution announced in a news release. The obverse of the coin features Caraiman Peak in the Bucegi Mountains, while the reverse features a traditional Japanese gate, tori, overlapping the image of Mount Fuji reflected in the Kawaguchi lake.

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