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The doses were immediately distributed to regional health inspectorates across the country, according to the ministry. The next scheduled delivery is on May 28, of 34 900 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and 36 000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, the ministry said. Bulgaria received 273 780 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on May 17, a total of 19 200 doses of Johnson & Johnson on May 19, a total of 36 000 of the AstraZeneca vaccine on May 21 and 36 000 doses of the Moderna vaccine on May 22. This means that in a seven-day period, Bulgaria received 639 930 doses of various vaccines ag...

The deaths of a total of 17 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 17 513, according to the May 25 report by the national information system. Of 4550 tests done in the past day, 81 – about 1.78 per cent – proved positive. To date, 416 727 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bulgaria, a figure that includes those who have died, the active cases and those who have recovered from the virus. There are 25 511 active cases, a decrease of 254 in the past 24 hours. The report s...

The pace of vaccinations against Covid-19 has accelerated across the European Union and should be sustained, EU leaders agreed at a European Council meeting on May 25, according to a Council statement. “This, along with an improvement in the general epidemiological situation, will allow for a gradual reopening of our societies,” conclusions adopted by the leaders at the meeting said. “However, we need to stay vigilant regarding the emergence and spread of variants and to take action as necessary. Ongoing work to step up vaccine production and secure adequate supply throughout the EU wil...

Four 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 23. This is down 20 “red zones” in the report for the period ending May 16, and 25 the week before that. The “red zones” are Vidin, Gabrovo, Montana and Rousse. There are 21 districts classified as “orange zones”, meaning an incidence of 60 to 119.9 per 100 000 population. These districts are Sofia city, Sofia district, Blagoevg...

As of May 25, there will be 568 polling stations in 67 foreign countries for Bulgaria’s July early parliamentary elections, the Foreign Ministry said. According to the analysis of the ministry, voting machines will be used at about 300 of these polling stations, in 24 countries. A decision by the Central Election Commission in regard to this is awaited. The short-lived 45 th National Assembly voted amendments to the Electoral Code, including that at polling stations where more than 300 voters are registered, there must be machine voting. These amendments, as The Sofia Globe reported on Apri...