"Another severe wave of Covid-19 is not expected in Bulgaria. Covid-19 is getting milder and mortality is low. Many Bulgarians have had Covid-19. Despite the low vaccination rate, people have developed a relatively strong immunity" , caretaker..
The fifth wave of Covid-19 will peak on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. There will be nearly 15,000 daily cases of Covid-19, Professor Penka Petrova, Director of the Institute for Microbiology with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, said for the BNR...
Each person aged 65 and over who gets a Covid-19 vaccine or a booster shot will get a one-off payment of 75 Leva (EUR 38), Bulgaria’s Premier Kiril Petkov announced. Premier Petkov presented the government’s Covid-19 strategy. The money will be paid..
Bulgaria has the second-highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the world, data of Worldometer indicate. With a population of 6,871,522 people, Bulgaria has reported 4,410 Covid-19-related deaths per 1 million people. Peru tops the global Covid-19..
The construction of the Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector, which is entering its final stage, is a common objective, said Greece’s Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is paying an official visit to Sofia. “The project is of strategic importance..
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton is expected to pay a working visit to Bulgaria today. He will meet with Bulgaria’s caretaker Premier Stefan Yanev within the frameworks of his visit. Premier Yanev and Commissioner Breton will..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov met with the D irector of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (E CDC) Andrea Ammon . Stoycho Katsarov and Andrea Ammon discussed the epidemic situation in..
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, is forecasting that the economy of Bulgaria will grow by 4.2% in 2021, compensating for the 4.2% drop in 2020. This means the EBRD has cut down its June forecast for a 4.5% GDP growth by..
The district of Kardzhali remains least affected by the fourth wave of Covid-19. “This is due to the low morbidity rate and the fact that population density in this Bulgarian region is very low”, Dr. Todor Cherkezov, Director of the local hospital..
In a videoconference meeting with Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides expressed concern about the epidemic situation in Bulgaria . She suggested that the EU Civil..
