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20% of the newly registered Covid-19 cases are among young people and children: Chief State Health Inspector

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The virus is now spreading in kindergartens and in schools. Not only does the virus spread more easily but its symptoms are reminiscent of an ordinary cold – stuffed nose, throat irritation, coughing, Chief State Health Inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev said for BNT.

The results of the testing of 600 samples are expected at the beginning of the week. They are of cases in which the disease is progressing differently and the test data are different which raises doubts that they might be variants different from classical Covid -19. 



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