More than 2 million COVID Certificates have been Downloaded in Bulgaria

The total number of COVID certificates downloaded through the National Health Information System exceeded 2 million. In the last 10 days alone, when the new anti-epidemic measures were introduced, consumers have downloaded a total of more than 1.05 million documents, which is 55% of the total number of certificates. The system for generating certificates was put into operation on June 1, 2021.

On October 25, 2021, nearly 263,000 downloads were reported during the day, which is a record for the period. On the same day, the system reported another record achievement - nearly 27,000 downloads in 60 minutes. At peak hours, users downloaded an average of 500 documents per minute, which is nearly 9 certificates per second. The data were officially presented by the Executive Director of Information Services AD Ivaylo Filipov to the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev.

"The system for generating certificates built by Information Services AD has helped the Bulgarian economy to continue to function normally in the conditions of tightened anti-epidemic measures," said Ivaylo Filipov. According to him, over 30% of Bulgarian citizens already own and effectively use the COVID certificate, which provides them with access to public places where restrictive measures have been imposed. According to the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Alexiev, nearly 50,000 of those employed in schools and kindergartens already have the document, which allows them to perform their duties in the face of tight anti-epidemic measures. "We are proud that Bulgaria was among the first 7 countries that started issuing the document, 30 days before the European regulation (EU) 2021...

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