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The number of suspected cases in Bulgaria of the UK variant of Covid-19 is increasing, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on February 3. He said that of the number of samples tested at the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 33 out of 48 had been confirmed. All the samples had been sent for re-examination, he said. “The fact is that the number of suspected cases is increasing and we must be careful,” Angelov said. He said that there was a gradual rise in morbidity leve...

Bulgarian nationals who want a Covid-19 vaccine jab will be able to put their names down in an electronic register, currently under development and expected to be finished by the end of the month, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on February 1. The register, developed by the ministry together with the state-owned IT company Informatsionno Obsluzhvane, would allow Bulgarian nationals to fill in their details and choose whether to get the jab at their general practitioner doctor...

On the basis of preliminary information, Bulgaria expects to receive about 260 000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 by the end of February 2021, the Ministry of Health said. At the end of January, the European Commission, acting on a recommendation by the European Medicines Agency, authorised the AstraZeneca vaccine for use in EU countries. A further 17 550 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were delivered to Bulgaria on February 1. Medicines Agency head Bogdan Kirilov said t...

This figure represented an estimated 159 000 people in Bulgaria, Eurostat said. In December 2019, before the Covid-19 crisis, unemployment in Bulgaria had been 4.2 per cent, representing an estimated 141 000 people. Unemployment was at 5.2 per cent in September and October 2020, representing 171 000 and 169 000 people, respectively. It decreased to five per cent in November 2020, about 163 000 people. Eurostat said that youth unemployment in Bulgaria in December 2020 was 14 per cent (about 18 0...

As of February 1, shopping malls, cinemas, gyms and dance schools in Bulgaria are allowed to re-open as part of easing of Health Ministry measures against the spread of Covid-19. Restaurants remain closed until February 28, although deliveries and takeaways for the home or office are allowed. The exception for restaurants in places of accommodation remains in place – meaning that they are allowed only to serve registered guests. Shopping malls in Bulgaria were ordered closed in November when ...

During a special police operation to check on compliance with anti-epidemic measures, police in the Black Sea city of Varna found a restaurant working, with 37 people inside, the regional directorate of the Interior Ministry said. The 37 people found inside the restaurant during the bust, which took place just after midnight on January 29, will be fined under the Health Act for violating measures against the spread of Covid-19. Fines for individuals range from 300 to 1000 leva (about 150 to 500...

Officials involved in Bulgaria’s April 4 2021 parliamentary elections will get Covid-19 vaccinations in the third phase of the national vaccination plan, which will be amended to enable this, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on January 29. Those to be eligible will include members of the sectional election commissions, mobile election commissions, of district election commissions and the Central Election Commission. Members of sectional election commissions who will be sent to serve at B...

Anyone in Bulgaria who wants to be vaccinated against Covid-19 must declare this to their general practitioners (GPs), the Bulgarian Medical Association said on January 29. Registration for free and voluntary immunisation against Covid-19 can be done by phone or in person at the GP’s rooms. The lists will be constantly updated so that GPs will be able to promptly inform and immunise those interested when the vaccines are delivered, the statement said. The fourth phase of Bulgaria’s national...

Twenty-nine 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 8973, according to the January 29 daily report by the national information system. The report said that of 12 297 tests done in the past 24 hours, 560 – about 4.55 per cent – proved positive. To date, 217 574 cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Bulgaria. Of these, 25 676 are active, 772 fewer than the day before. There are 28...

The Covid-19 pandemic hit Bulgaria as its economy was performing well and recovery from the economic shock caused by the disease will take time, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on January 29. Along with continued support to help households and firms weather the crisis, reforms to modernise the economy, improve the business environment and enhance skills in the workforce would help to strengthen the country’s recovery, according to a new OECD report. A new...