June 2, 2020

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Newsroom, 02.06.2020, 13:45

FESTIVALS Three major music festivals scheduled for this
summer – Untold, Neversea and Electric Castle have been cancelled due to the
restrictions imposed to prevent the coronavirus pandemic. According to
organisers, the decision was made against the uncertainty in the showbiz, the
restrictions imposed on team working and the bill banning events attended by more than 1000
people until August 31st this year. People who bought tickets for the
aforementioned events this year can use them next year or may apply for
refunds.

COVID 19 Only 119 Covid infections have
been reported in the past 24 hours in Romania, the authorities have announced.
The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 19,500 and the country has a death
toll of 1,279. 13,500 patients have been cured since the beginning of the
pandemic. 31 hundred Romanian nationals have been reported infected abroad, of
whom 106 died. In the meantime, the activity in hospitals around Romania is
gradually coming back to normal. Several medical units exclusively treating
Covid infections so far are gradually returning to the activities they carried
out before the pandemic. A new stage of relaxing measures began on Monday, when
outdoor terraces and beaches reopened. Social distancing remains in effect but
Romanians are now allowed to travel from one city to another. Malls, schools,
kindergartens and playgrounds remain close, while flights towards some EU and
non-EU destinations are still cancelled.

REPATRIATION The
Foreign Ministry in Bucharest has announced that jointly with other state
institutions it facilitated the repatriation of 620 Romanian nationals from
countries like The Netherlands, France and Spain. The move comes in line with other
measures aimed at easing the return of the Romanian nationals who have been
affected by the air transport restrictions imposed by the COVID1-19 pandemic. According
to the same sources, the Romanian nationals were unable to prolong their stay in
the aforementioned countries due to various reasons. We recall that local air
carrier TAROM has cancelled its flights towards Italy, Spain, Britain, France,
Germany and Belgium until mid-July.

SCHOOL Eighth and twelfth graders in Romania are today
coming back to school after more than two months of online lessons. They are
going to take special lessons for their National Test and for the high-school
graduation exam. Special measures have been applied in schools to limit the
spreading of the new coronavirus and students must wear masks during the two or
three-hours classes. Until June 5th, eighth graders are expected to apply for
their National Test due ten days later. Another exam session has been scheduled
for June 29th, for those who have been prevented from attending the first
session on health grounds. A special baccalaureate exam session is also
expected to be scheduled for the same reasons. Students will start applying for
this session tomorrow and the first written exam is due on June 22nd.

ORDER US president Donald Trump on Monday pledged to
reestablish order in a country affected by riots. The US official said he would
deploy army troops to quell anti-police protests if state governors are unable
to do so. Protests and rioting continued on Monday night by people enraged by
the death of an African American while being apprehended by the police. Police
fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters. Demonstrations against
police brutality and racism in the USA were being held at the end of last week
in Britain, Germany and Canada. Protests were being held in New Zealand,
Dublin, Amsterdam and Paris on Monday.

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