Blagoevgrad

Metodi Baikushev is the new mayor of Blagoevgrad, according to data with 100% processed protocols in the Regional Central Committee.

• Metodi Baikushev - WCC-DB - 50.21%
• Ilko Stoyanov - initiative committee - 47.24%
• I support no one - 2.56%

Voter turnout is lower compared to the first round.

There are only 7 reports of election violations.

Today, a moderate, temporarily strong northeasterly wind will blow in the eastern regions, with which colder air will continue to invade. The minimum temperatures will be from 7 to 12 degrees Celsius, and the maximum between 12°C and 17°C, in Sofia around 13°C.

A baby admitted with jaundice in the Bulgarian city of Blagoevgrad was returned to its family with a splint on one leg. Relatives of the infant, who is only 22 days old, reported the case.

The business has an urgent need for nearly 240 thousand workers and specialists in various fields. The biggest shortages are of tailors, salespeople, machine operators and cooks. Over 70% of employers in Bulgaria find it difficult to find staff in these areas. The data are from a study by the Employment Agency.

10,151 are the new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours. 24% of the 42,246 tests performed were positive. 77 out of 100 newly infected people have not been vaccinated, according to data from the Unified Information Portal.

"The cellular immunity of vaccinated and sick people is strong enough against Omicron. I expect a decrease in the cases in Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kyustendil and an increase in Northeastern Bulgaria within a week. In the Burgas region, the cases will be stationed and reduced. At the end of March we will have a sharp decline," this was stated on Nova TV by Prof.

Two of the five large regions into which the country is divided are already in stage 3 in terms of morbidity and occupancy of intensive care beds. These are Western and Southeastern Bulgaria.

According to the new government plan, new restrictions must be introduced in these areas.

Bulgaria: New National Plan for Dealing with COVID-19

Sofia will introduce anti-epidemic measures from the third stage of the pandemic management plan, Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev announced after a meeting of the pandemic committee. A decision of the national headquarters is forthcoming, in which the new measures will be described in detail. They should take effect next week.

An investigation has been launched after a tourist bus with North Macedonia licence plates caught fire and crashed on the Struma highway near the village of Bosnek on Tuesday morning at around 3am, killing at least 45 people, including some children, Bulgarian authorities said.

Yellow code for heavy rainfall is in force for 14 districts in the country on 9 October. This is indicated by a reference on the NIMH website. These are Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Sofia region, Sofia, Pernik, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik, Smolyan, Kardzhali, Plovdiv, Lovech and Haskovo. The expected amount of precipitation is between 25 and 30 millimeters.