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Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in March 2021 was 24.6 million leva, an increase of 16.6 per cent compared with March 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on May 11. Revenue from Bulgarians was up by 57.7 per cent compared with March 2020, but revenue from foreigners was down by 29.7 per cent. It was in March 2020 that Bulgaria declared a State of Emergency because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The NSI said that compared with March 2020, the tota...

Twenty-five out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 “red zones”, meaning an infection rate of 120 or higher out of 100 000 population, according to a report by the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases for the 14-day period ending May 9. This is the first time in eight weeks that the centre’s report has not shown all of the districts in the country to be “red zones”. The three districts that are now “orange zones” – meaning an infection rate of 60 to 119...

Conservationist Dr Jane Goodall will address the 2021 Sofia Science Festival on the topic “Why I have hope for a better tomorrow”. Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a UN Messenger of Peace, Goodall has spent a lifetime in environmental, animal welfare and humanitarian work and is widely known for her on-going study of the wild chimpanzees of Gombe in Tanzania. As a little girl she dreamt about Africa and living and studying wild animals. She never gave up on her dream and thanks t...

The deaths of 116 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 17 045, according to the May 11 report by the national information system. Bulgaria passed the 16 000-mark in its death toll on April 26, the 15 000-mark on April 17, the 14 000-mark in its Covid-19 death toll on April 7, and the 13 000-mark on March 30. Of 16 392 tests done in the past day, a total of 1078 – about 6.5 per...

A total of 134 888 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 were administered during Bulgaria’s 10-day period of “green corridors” for all comers, opened during the succession of public holidays that began with the Orthodox Easter Friday on April 30. On offer at vaccination points throughout Bulgaria were the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines, for anyone who wanted, irrespective of their place in the national vaccination plan. The number of jabs administered brings the total to date to 9...

This brings Bulgaria’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 929, according to the report. Of 5853 tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 241 – about 4.1 per cent – proved positive. To date, 410 202 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. This figure includes those who have died, the active cases and those who have recovered from the virus. The report said that there were 44 881 active cases, an increase of seven compared with the figure in the May 9 report. It sai...

“Green corridors” offering vaccinations against Covid-19 for all comers, irrespective of category in the national vaccination plan, will remain open daily, Bulgaria’s Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev said on May 10 after a meeting of the national vaccination headquarters. The corridors were open across the country during Bulgaria’s April 30 – May 9 holiday period. As The Sofia Globe reported earlier on May 10, during that time, 134 888 doses were administered, while 84 329 p...

Bulgaria’s death toll linked to the virus is 16 902, the report said. To date, 409 961 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria, an increase of 5115 in the past week. The total of confirmed cases encompasses the deaths, recoveries and active cases. The report said that 348 185 people in Bulgaria had recovered from the virus, an increase of 8296 in the past week. There are 44 874 active cases, a decrease of 3639 compared with the figure in the May 2 report. There are 5882 patie...

Since Bulgaria began its vaccination campaign on December 27, a total of 922 371 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered, according to the May 8 report by the national information system. A total of 283 903 people have received a second dose, an increase of 29 398 compared with the figure in the information system’s May 7 report. Eighty-six people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease ...

Bulgaria’s 45th National Assembly voted on May 7 to reject a decision that would have paved the way for talks on deliveries of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Tabled by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), the resolution would have mandated the government to “undertake all necessary actions to secure Russian Covid-19 vaccine and the access of Bulgarian citizens to it.” The proposal was rejected with 83 votes in favour, 69 opposed and 56 abstentions. In addition to the socialists...