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France's Paul Pogba warms up during a training session at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 27, 2021, the day before their round of 16 match against Switzerland. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Switzerland vs France 6/28/2021

Jun. 28, 2021 09:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Croatia's Luka Modric, right, celebrates, after Croatia's Ivan Perisic, left, scored during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between Croatia and Scotland at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
The Latest: South Africa resumes restrictions to fight surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 27, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Austria's Christoph Baumgartner (9) celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group C match between Ukraine and Austria at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Monday, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Austria vs Ukraine 6/21/2021

Jun. 21, 2021 01:58 PM EDT

North Macedonia's Visar Musliu, left, duels for the ball with Ukraine's Artem Besyedin during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group C match between Ukraine and North Macedonia at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Justin Setterfield, Pool via AP)
North Macedonia vs Ukraine 6/17/2021

Jun. 17, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum, left, and Georgia's Giorgi Aburjania vie for the ball during the friendly soccer match between The Netherlands and Georgia, in the run-up to the Euro2020 soccer tournament, in Enschede, eastern Netherlands, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
The Latest: Blind overcame 'mental hurdle' at Euro 2020

By The Associated Press Jun. 13, 2021 07:32 AM EDT

Austria's Christoph Baumgartner takes a dive on the pitch during a heavy rainfall before a training session at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 12, 2021, the day before the team's first match against North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
North Macedonia vs Austria 6/13/2021

Jun. 12, 2021 11:50 AM EDT

Denmark's players react as their teammate Christian Eriksen lays injured on the ground during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Wolfgang Rattay/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Belgium's Castagne to miss rest of Euro 2020

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 04:01 AM EDT

A girl gets a Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Romania has started the vaccination campaign for children between the ages of 12 and 15. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romania launches drive to vaccinate 12 to 15-year-olds

By Stephen Mcgrath And Vadim Ghirda Jun. 02, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, April 25, 2021 filer, the video display casts a shadow on the pitch of the National Arena stadium, a venue of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, in Bucharest, Romania. For players, the pandemic has meant a congested season that poses fitness challenges, let alone trying to avoid coronavirus infections. Financially playing the delayed tournament is essential for UEFA. For fans, the EURO 2020 24-team event should be the first chance for the widespread return of fans to stadiums across Europe since March 2020, assuming new restrictions aren't imposed. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
EURO 2020: Fans back in stadiums but not in same numbers

By Jerome Pugmire May. 25, 2021 08:34 AM EDT

An Armenian clergyman walks by an icon depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ during a Maundy Thursday religious service, at the Armenian Church in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Although Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6, according to the Julian calendar, Armenian Apostolic Church leaders decided after the mass killings, in 1925, to observe Easter at the same time as the Orthodox Christian majorities in Romania and Greece, believing the change would promote the integration of Armenians in the countries that accepted refugees and to eliminate possible doubts about their Christianity. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
AP PHOTOS: Dwindling Armenians show Easter faith in Romania

By Andreea Alexandru And Vadim Ghirda May. 06, 2021 02:20 AM EDT

A person getting a Johnson & Johnson vaccine by a health care worker at the one-time pop-up vaccination site located 16th Street beach on the sand on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Miami Beach. The one-time vaccination site made possible by Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson and the Florida Division of Emergency Management will administer up to 250 Johnson & Johnson vaccines. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
The Latest: Colo. governor extends statewide mask mandate

By The Associated Press May. 02, 2021 10:46 AM EDT

People sit at outdoor tables setup today for drinks to be served in the Soho area of central London, on the day some of England's third coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased by the British government, Monday, April 12, 2021. People across England can get their hair cut, eat and drink outside at restaurants and browse for clothes, books and other "non-essential" items as shops and gyms reopened Monday after months of lockdown. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
The Latest: Australia has 2nd likely Astra-Zeneca clot case

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

People protest outside the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Marchers took to the streets Saturday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest to protest restrictive measures to fight the spread of COVID-19 even as new daily infections and deaths rose in the European Union nation. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Marchers protest Romania's virus restrictions as cases soar

By Stephen Mcgrath Apr. 10, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, file photo, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Topeka, Kan. In March 2021, Kelly enacted a law giving legislative leaders power to revoke her emergency orders. Top Republican lawmakers immediately used it to scuttle a Kelly order meant to encourage counties to keep mask mandates in place. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Romanians protest restrictions as cases top 1M

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 06:10 AM EDT

Snow falls over the stadium before the Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
4 Euros host cities get UEFA extension amid doubts on fans

By Rob Harris Apr. 09, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

People protesting against the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions march in downtown Bucharest, Romania, Monday, March 29, 2021. Thousands of anti-restriction protesters took to the streets in several cities across Romania on Monday evening, a day after new restriction measures came into force. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Anti-restriction protests held in Romania as virus surges

Mar. 29, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Zoea Baltag, center, receives flowers from a local administration official, while being surrounded by the media after getting her second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 28, 2021. A 104-year-old Romanian woman received her second vaccine dose against COVID-19, becoming the oldest person in Romania’s capital Bucharest to be fully inoculated against the disease. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romanian woman, 104, says vaccine "only way" to end pandemic

Mar. 28, 2021 12:42 PM EDT

Poeple wearing face masks and face shields to prevent the spread of the coronavirus buy food at the Munoz market in Quezon city, Philippines as they prepare for a stricter lockdown on Sunday March 28, 2021. The government will start stricter lockdown measures next week as the country struggles to control an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Metro Manila, outlying provinces go on lockdown

By The Associated Press Mar. 28, 2021 06:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, April, 19 2020, file picture Volunteers wearing protective outfits light candles during the Orthodox Easter service, held without any worshipers due to COVID-19 restrictions in Bucharest, Romania. As Romania battles against a surge of COVID-19 infections authorities announced on Thursday March 25, 2021, that Easter celebrations in the deeply Christian country will physically go ahead this year. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
Romania OKs holding Easter celebrations despite virus surge

By Stephen Mcgrath Mar. 25, 2021 05:39 PM EDT