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This is the highest death toll in a month in 2021 so far. The January Covid-19 death toll in Bulgaria was 1469, in February 1146 and in March 3006. Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll is currently 16 399. A total of 61 717 cases of new coronavirus were confirmed in Bulgaria in April, bringing the total to 404 380, a figure that includes those who have died, those who have recovered from the virus and the active cases. A total of 79 973 people recovered from the virus in April, bringing the total t...

Bulgaria’s outgoing Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told a briefing in Plovdiv on May 1 that he was “very pleased” with the country’s pace of vaccination against Covid-19. He said that the country had managed to administer 100 000 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 during European Immunisation Week. Angelov said that so far, about 800 000 people in Bulgaria had been vaccinated, and the goal was to reach three million. As The Sofia Globe reported earlier on May 1, a total of 555 465 dos...

So far, 803 176 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered in Bulgaria, including 26 923 in the past 24 hours – the largest number in a single day since the country began its vaccination campaign on December 27. According to the national information system’s daily report on April 30, a total of 207 667 people have received a second dose, including 17 132 in the past 24 hours. A spreadsheet, in Bulgarian, with the list of vaccination points can be found on the Health Ministry ...

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov issued on April 29 an order on the rules for entering Bulgaria as of May 1, along with a ban on entry from certain countries. As of May 1, arrivals from India, Bangladesh, Brazil and many countries in Africa are temporarily prohibited, including among others, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Namibia. Exceptions to this apply to Bulgarian citizens and those with long-term or permanent residence in Bulgaria who must, however, on arrival from the...

A total of 96 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease to 16 278, according to the April 29 daily report by the national information system. Of 14 082 tests in the past 24 hours, 1382 – about 9.8 per cent – proved positive, according to the report. To date, 402 491 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria, counting in those who have died, those who have recovered from the viru...

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov hailed the continued decline in the number of coronavirus cases in the country but warned against any complacency during a news conference on April 29. “What we achieved shows the right way forward. We must not be modest. We achieved a lot compared to other countries,” he said, noting once again that the coronavirus restrictions imposed in Bulgaria were milder than in other European countries. Angelov said that Bulgarians were “getting back ou...

Bulgaria’s outgoing Health Minister, Kostadin Angelov, issued an order on April 29 that, as of May 1, removes the restriction that restaurants may be open only between 6am and 11pm. On March 1, open-air sections of restaurants in Bulgaria were allowed to re-open, using no more than 50 per cent of capacity and with opening hours from 6am to 11pm. As at the time the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria worsened, restaurants were closed again, for 10 days from March 22. Then, as of April 12, Angelov a...

The European Parliament adopted on April 29 its negotiating position on the proposal for a certificate to reaffirm the right to free movement in Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic, it said in a statement. MEPs agreed that the new “EU Covid-19 certificate” – a name they prefer to “Digital Green Certificate”, as proposed by the Commission – should be in place for 12 months and not longer. The document, which may be in digital or paper format, will attest that a person has been vaccin...

Bulgaria is expecting 8.8 million foreign tourists in May to October this year, double the number in 2020, outgoing Tourism Minister Mariana Nikolova said in an interview with Nova Televizia on April 28. Nikolova said that about 200 000 Bulgarians would travel during the upcoming Orthodox Easter holidays, and that this number would increase to 500 000 by May 10 and to a million by the end of May. “It is most important for us to assure foreign tourists that we are a safe and healthy destinatio...

The deaths of 194 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 16 101, according to the April 27 report by the national information system. Bulgaria passed the 15 000-mark in its death toll 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 14 023 tests done in the past day, 1759 – about 12.5 per cent – proved positive. To date, 3...