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Bulgaria: MMA Temporarily Suspends Green Corridor Vaccinations, Runs Short of Vaccines
The additional vaccination slots or the so-called immunization "green corridors" opened in the Military Medical Academy will be temporarily unavailable due to exhausted vaccine reserve.
As of this morning, Serbia is ahead of the United States of America PHOTO
When it comes to the number of revaccinations, Serbia is the first in Europe and the fourth in the world, B92.net has learned.
For the sake of comparison, Serbia has more revaccinated citizens in absolute numbers than Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia and Albania.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Vaccination Campaign Moves into Higher Gear, 20,236 Inoculated in One Day
A record number of vaccinated during the last day -20,236 reported by the Single Information Portal for February 24.
The newly infected were 1,733 documented after 12,066 tests - 6,331 PCR and 5,735 antigen.
This means that 14.4% of the tests were positive. The total number of confirmed cases in Bulgaria since March last year is 242,124.
EP Democracy Group hearing on Slovenian media scheduled for next week
Ljubljana – Prime Minister Janez Janša and other Slovenian officials have been invited for a virtual exchange of views on the media in the country with the European Parliament’s Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group on 5 March.
Bulgaria: Another Five Regions Are in Red, While the Government Decides to Open Restaurants and Bars
Five more regions in Bulgaria are now in the Covid-19 red zone. This means the rate of infection exceeds 120 Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people.
The districts designated as red zones are Stara Zagora, Gabrovo, Lovech, Silistra and Varna.
ID Papers Forgery Ring Busted in Bulgaria - Prosecutor General
"Illicit trade in forged US and Bulgarian ID documents has been intercepted," Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev wrote on Twitter.
The operation was carried out by the Prosecutor's Office and the GDBOP (organized crime task force) and targeted crimes in cyberspace.
The Prosecutor General also noted that "fighting cybercrime is a challenge that we successfully tackle."
Another Earthquake of 3,9 Magnitude Registered in Vrancea, Romania
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale was registered today at 4.35 a.m. local time in the Romanian seismic region of Vrancea, BTA reported.
Tender Invited for Bulgaria-Serbia Gas Interconnector, 11 Companies Submit Bidding Documents
Eleven companies are bidding for the construction of the Bulgaria-Serbia gas interconnector in Bulgarian territory, the Public Procurements Agency said on its website. The contracting authority is Bulgartransgaz. The project cost is estimated at 143,559,450 leva pre-VAT.
Bulgarians’ Vaccination Intent Depends on Education, Age and Place of Residence
One-fifth of adult Bulgarians declare a definite intent to receive a vaccine against COVID-19, show the data from the national representative face-to-face survey conducted by "Exacta Research Group" among 1,005 adults in 90 settlements between 15-22 February 2021.
CITUB Expert: Switching from Remote Situation Back to Office Will Be Real Challenge
Todor Kapitanov, labour law expert and National Secretary of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria, predicts that returning to the office will be the next major issue. Re-adjusting to the physical workplace will be just as hard as getting used to teleworking because employees have acquired new habits, Kapitanov told BTA.
LIVE: Restaurants in Bulgaria Open on 1 March, We have Strong Shield against Pandemic Now, Prime Minister
Against the backdrop of over 350,000 vaccinated and rehabilitated after Covid-19, restaurants will open on 1 March. And as of 1April, the nightlife establishments will start functioning too, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said during the regular cabinet sitting.
Bulgaria’s Minister of Labor: Support Measures Brought to Light Gray Sector Businesses
"The health minister's order says the restaurants will open on March 1. We have seen some decrease in the number of infected today compared to yesterday, but the data will continue to be dynamic.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Number of Infected Grows – 1,800 in 24 Hours, Positivity Rate – 14 Percent
Within the past 24 hours 1,800 newly infected (of them 37 are medics, 81 children) and 17,163 vaccinated against coronavirus have been documented, show the data from the Single Information Portal.
In the same period 45 patients died and 471 were cured.
Morbidity data are based on the results of 13,026 tests, of them 14% are positive.
Amid the Pandemic, It’s Now Corruption That ‘Performs Better’ in Hungary
Although national income indeed grew significantly after 2013 (on average around 4 per cent per year until the pandemic), the overall performance of the economy proved to be much bleaker than depicted on the government posters, even before the current crisis.