Bulgaria: Russian Roulette with Fake Vaccination Certificates

The fourth wave of Covid-19 continues to disrupt our rhythm of life. On Monday, Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Education and Science Professor Nikolay Denkov told journalists that since the beginning of the new school year, the number of quarantined teachers increased twofold and that the number of students placed under quarantine saw a fourfold increase. The district of Gabrovo is in the most critical situation, because middle and upper-grade students switched to distance learning until the end of the week. The situation in the districts of Kyustendil, Yambol, Vidin and Montana is no better. Several classes from five schools in the town of Vidin shifted to online learning, but the local authorities are not planning to introduce distance learning for all students.

"Some of the new cases of Covid-19 are among teachers, but most new infections are among students", Dr. Ventsislav Vladinski, Director of the Regional Health Inspectorate-Vidin said for the BNR.

 

The number of new Covid-19 infections in Vidin district continues to rise. In August, there were slightly more than 200 people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, whereas in September their number soared to more than 790. In Dr. Vladinski's words, Delta variant accounts for 99% of all cases of Covid-19. It affects mainly children, adolescents, as well as young and active people aged 30 or under.

What should we do to prevent the expected outcome?

In the past month, Vidin district has been in the red Covid-19 list in terms of coronavirus morbidity. It is also at the bottom of the ranking in terms of the number of vaccines administered. According to the Director of the Regional Health Inspectorate, only 11%-12% of the whole population in Vidin region, which...

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