Heart and liver transplant operations have been performed in Bulgaria for the first time since January and after the beginning of the Covid-19 epidemic. In the hospitals of St. Ekaterina and Lozenets in Sofia, a 49-year-old man received a new heart and a 16-year-old girl had a liver transplant.
The two transplantations became possible after a donor situation in Pleven with a 25-year-old man who suffered brain death, the Medical Supervision Executive Agency announced. The donor's lung is prepared to be sent under the FOEDUS transplant program to a suitable patient in Italy, but the transfer was refused at the last minute.
The situation continues complicated in many towns and villages in the country because of the fallen snow . Electricity has not been restored yet in part of the municipalities Apriltsi, Teteven, Lovech, Samokov and Sofia-region . In the region..
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During the night, precipitation will decrease and temporarily stop in Western Bulgaria. Light to moderate winds will blow. Minimum temperatures will be between -4°C and 1°C, with Sofia around -4°C. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with snowfall..
Caretaker Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov has ordered that by the end of the day, problems with the electricity supply in settlements affected..
Dozens of villages in Central Bulgaria are still without electricity, water and connection to mobile operators networks. The teams of the electricity..
The situation continues complicated in many towns and villages in the country because of the fallen snow . Electricity has not been restored yet in..
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