Life Managing the pandemic while in political limbo
The Covid-19 situation calls for expert decisions published on 4/20/21 11:54 AM
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At the end of parliament’s first workday – 15 April – the government press service announced that the Council of Ministers was dissolving the National Operational Headquarters for combatting the pandemic. The decision was made public without any motives or any concrete information on how coordination of the efforts to check the spread of Covid-19 would be affected. The news of the Headquarters’ dissolution caused bewilderment among health experts who hastened to point out that whatever the political situation in the country there has to be a coordinating body. They all agreed that the situation calls for the National Operational Headquarters to continue its work.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 348 published on 2/18/21 5:37 PM | updated on 2/18/21 7:40 PM
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Half of the country s districts are now in the red zone: Weekly briefing of the National Coronavirus Operational Headquarters
The incidence of coronavirus cases has increased by 24% this week compared to the previous seven days and half of the country s districts are now in the red zone, Gen. Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Head of the National Operational Headquarters, said. Last week the number of patients was 139 per 100,000, but now figures are up to 173 per 100,000. The number of deaths has declined by 9% and currently stand at 7.3 percent. There is still a gradual increase in the number of new infections, Gen. Mutafchiyski said further. So far, the South African and Brazilian variants of Covid-19 have not been found in Bulgaria. This week Bulgaria ranks 25
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 345 published on 2/15/21 7:25 PM
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria is 25th in incidence of coronavirus cases in Europe
“We are in 25th position in incidence of coronavirus cases in Europe in the past 14 days,” PM Boyko Borissov writes on Facebook. “This gives us the reassurance that the easing of restrictions we are now undertaking is not leading to a higher infection rate and that we are effectively controlling the spread of the epidemic.”
“We are expecting another 240,000 doses of vaccines by the end of February. In March we shall receive 500,000 doses and we shall start the 4th phase of vaccination,” Boyko Borissov writes.