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Covid tests provided for the beginning of second school term

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The Ministry of Education received 700,000 Covid tests for schools across the country, the ministry said. They will be enough for all students on February 7, when the second school term begins. Meanwhile, it became clear that in two more regional cities - Yambol and Sliven, students from 5th to 12th grade will study online until the end of the week due to the higher percentage of quarantined. Currently, 4.3% of teachers and 3% of students in the country are under quarantine. 48.3% of teachers and 9.2% of high school students have been vaccinated, Minister of Education Nikolay Denkov has told bTV.




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