Text size

Protest held in central Sofia against chaos in Bulgaria's healthcare system

published on 11/9/20 2:24 PM

Photo: BGNES

Today, a protest with stretched hospital beds was held in front of the Council of Ministers in downtown Sofia. It was initiated by the organizers of the anti-government protests in Bulgaria which lasted for four months from the so-called Poison Trio. In this way, they tried to portray the chaos existing in the country's healthcare system amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

The leader of the "Izpravi se. BG" platform and former ombudsman Maya Manolova also joined the protest held under the motto "Hospital beds alone cannot heal patients". She insisted on providing free PCR tests for anyone who needs them, as citizens currently need to pay a little over 50 euros per test.

Surprisingly, counter-protesters joined the action, extending criticism to Manolova for being in the government and having had the opportunity to improve the health system, BNR reports.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News Covid-19 healthcare hospital hospital beds Maya Manolova protest

More from category

Grozdan Karadzhov (centre) speaking at a national discussion on labour shortages and the importation of labour from third countries in Sofia on 20 May.

Importing workers is a 'growing pain of development', Deputy Prime Minister Karadzhov has declared

Speaking at the national discussion Access to the labour market in Bulgaria for third-country nationals: challenges and solutions , Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadzhov said that labour shortage is one of the biggest problems the government faces ...

published on 5/20/25 2:03 PM

The request for a referendum on the euro will not affect the report on Bulgaria's readiness to adopt it: Natalia Kiselova

President Rumen Radev intends to refer the matter to the Constitutional Court. But this will not affect the expected report from the European Commission on the country's readiness to join the eurozone, the Speaker of the National Assembly Natalia..

published on 5/20/25 12:04 PM

Public transport in Sofia resumes its normal operation

The normal movement of buses, trolleybuses and trams in Sofia is being restored as of today, after last night the unions announced an end to the 6-day blockade of public transport. The blockade of Sofia's public transport to be lifted on Tuesday..

published on 5/20/25 9:48 AM