95 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 3,155 PCR tests performed, data of the Single Coronavirus Information Portal shows. The total number of Covid-19 cases rose to 8,733. There are 4,327 active cases of coronavirus disease. 610 people are receiving treatment in hospitals, 34 of whom in intensive care units. Most newly-registered cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Sofia- 39, followed by 23 in Plovdiv and 9 in Blagoevgrad. 25 patients recovered in the past 24 hours. One person died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the Covid-19 death toll to 300 people.
On a proposal by the Council of Ministers, the heads of the State Intelligence Agency and the State Agency Technical Operations will, from now on, be elected by the National Assembly, BNR’s Maria Fileva reports. This means the president’s powers..
Three new electric locomotives Siemens Smartron are entering service as of today, Transport Minister Grozdan Karadjov has announced. Two of them will be running along the Sofia-Burgas line, and one – along the Sofia-Russe line. The new..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen inaugurated the reconstructed main irrigation canal Trakiets near Konush village. The reconstruction increases..
Matan Angrest, who holds Bulgarian and Israeli citizenship, was among the twenty hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip , the Israeli Ministry of..
Education Minister Krasimir Valchev is set to propose a public debate on banning social media for children under 15, reports BNR correspondent Nezabravka..
An initiative committee led by the historian Georgi Markov, has proposed that a monument to Khan Asparuh, the founder of the Bulgarian state, be erected..
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