Life Health inequalities – the new face of poverty in Bulgaria published on 12/14/20 1:43 PM
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The poorest 20% of Bulgaria’s population face a greater risks compared to the richest 20% in terms of Covid-19, analysts from the Institute for Social and Trade Union Research (ISTUR) at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) contend. Poorer households cannot take care of their health in full. These people often suffer from underlying medical conditions, which puts them in a riskier group. They remain less educated and are at higher risk of losing their job. Thus, there are economic preconditions for this part of the Bulgarian households to emerge from the coronavirus crisis poorer.