Romanian hospitality workers protest as new lockdown starts

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of Romanian hospitality workers protested Wednesday evening in the capital, Bucharest, accusing the government of failing to protect their industry from the pandemic’s economic fallout, even as a new lockdown kicked in. The peaceful protest outside the Romanian government building came as the country reported a record daily 2,985 coronavirus infections nationwide. It also coincided with Bucharest authorities’…