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The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) has issued a Code Orange alert of persistent heat wave and particularly severe thermal discomfort, valid, on Monday, in 16 counties and the municipality of Bucharest, and a Code Yellow warning, valid in eight counties.

The 20th anniversary of the return to Elisabeta Palace of King Mihai (Michael) of Romania and Queen Anne is marked in a documentary published on Facebook on Monday by the Royal House. "On May 18, 2001, King Mihai and Queen Anne returned home to Elisabeta Palace, having become by Parliament vote the King's residence during his lifetime.

Constanta County has remained the only one in Romania with a SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of over 7 per thousand inhabitants in the last two weeks, according to the report released by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) on Monday.

Secretary of State with the Health Ministry Horatiu Moldovan confirmed on Wednesday evening the first case of infection with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Romania, namely a patient from Gorj county, who is currently placed in quarantine. "Yes, we can confirm, there is a positive virological diagnosis made at the Matei Bals Institute, confirmed by Professor Streinu Cercel.

The Romanian government faces strong opposition after a local environmental protection agency issued a permit allowing one of the country's biggest, oldest and most polluting coal-based power-plants to function indefinitely.

Prosecutors of the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) are executing several search warrants in the case regarding the gala in which Lucian Bute boxed in Bucharest, in July 2011, said, for AGERPRES, judiciary sources.

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Prime Minister Victor Ponta said during a visit to Polovragi, the southern Valcea county on Wednesday that the Government, at its sitting on Thursday will assign the necessary amounts of money to the flood defence works in the counties of Valcea, Gorj and Olt (southern Romania).

A person was killed by floods in the southern Arges county and another three reported missing are being searched by the Internal Affairs Ministry personnel, Minister Gabriel Oprea announced on Wednesday.

Gilort, Lotru and Oltet Rivers, running through three counties of the southern Oltenia region, are under a Code Red warning for flooding, issued by the National Institute for Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) on Tuesday, valid until 11:00 pm (Romania's time).