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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 levels in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and the city was again in the “red zone”, meaning morbidity of ...

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 or at a medical facility. Angelov said that the register would simplify the logistics of the vaccin...

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 that from now on, Bulgaria will receive vaccines every week. A total of 83 000 doses of the Pfizer-Bi...

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 18 000 under-25s), up from 9.3 per cent in December 2019 (about 14 000 under-25s). Youth unemployment in...

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 heightened restrictions came into effect, though an exception was allowed for banks and other financ...