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Participants for the representative coronavirus testing still in demand in Plovdiv

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The representative study held in the city of Plovdiv, which will be conducted using the "ELISA" method, will randomly include 1,000 people, 200 of whom are doctors and medical staff from six hospitals. According to the regional governor of the city Dani Kanazireva, 60 percent of those invited to the testing have so far accepted.

The regional medical headquarters has announced that the testing of the staff in the social care homes continues, and nearly 600 people have been examined so far. Another 100 samples remain to be taken.
So far, there have been no samples positive for Covid-19.




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