Plovdiv

Wizz Air opened three completely new routes from Plovdiv. The news comes three days after the announcement of the rival Ryanair, which announced that it also launches flights to and from the Bulgarian city.

Romania got excellent results at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, two gold and one bronze medal, says Chair of the Romanian Rowing Federation Elisabeta Lipa. "For juniors, this is the first major competition this year, still dominated by pandemics and numerous restrictions. The results are excellent; we have a generation with very good potential for the future.

Bulgarian caretaker Justice Minister Yanaki Stoilov submitted to Parliament an analysis of the specialized courts and prosecution offices and analysis on optimizing the country's judicial structures around the country.

Some 4,500 people of underprivileged minority groups will be integrated into the labour market through municipal projects funded under the operational programmes "Human Resources Development" and "Science and Education for Smart Growth".

Participants taking part in Sofia Pride in the Bulgarian capital, 18 June 2016. EPA/STR

The event is taking place after several cases of homophobic assaults in Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas, which many activists blame on hardened far-right rhetoric ahead of the July 11 general elections. 

The caretaker Interior Minister has appointed a new National Police director, the Ministry said on Tuesday. Stanimir Stanev comes to replace Nikolai Hadjiev who will be reassigned. The reasons for Hadjiev's replacement remain unclear.

Over the past 24 hours, 877 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the country, data from the single information portal shows.

Yesterday, 13,190 diagnostic tests were made - 5,581 PCR and 7,609 antigen tests. Positive are just over 6.6%.

As of May 12, there were 41,434 active Covid-19 cases in Bulgaria.

In the past 24 hours, 246 new cases of coronavirus infection have been documented in Bulgaria.

Over the weekend, 5,853 diagnostic tests were made - 2,653 PCR and 3,200 antigen tests, as 4% are positive.

As of May 10, there were 44,881 active cases of Covid-19.

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were 5,912, in intensive care units 562 patients are being treated.

In the past 24 hours, 1,237 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the country.

Yesterday, 16,259 diagnostic tests were made - 10,476 PCR and 5,783 rapid antigen. Positive tests are less than 8% of the total number.

As of April 30, there were 49,048 active cases.

In the past 24 hours, 2,002 new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the country, data from the single information portal shows.

Yesterday, 14,215 diagnostic tests were carried out - 7,578 PCR and 6,637 antigen, of them 15% are positive.