Latest News from Bulgaria
Dr. Angel Kunchev: Probability of a False-Negative Covid-19 PCR Test is Between 3% and 5%
The typical symptoms, a contact with an infected person and a positive test are needed, in order to diagnose someone with Covid-19.
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov: Bulgaria to Join European Initiative for Providing Covid-19 Vaccine to EU
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has instructed Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev to take all necessary steps to include Bulgaria in the European initiative for providing a Covid-19 vaccine with equal access to the population of all EU countries.
Arriving in Bulgaria From the Netherlands Without Mendatory Quarantine
People arriving in Bulgaria from the Netherlands will no longer be subject to the mandatory fourteen-day quarantine as of June 15 (Monday), a new regulation issued by Bulgaria's Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev reads.
3266 Cases of COVID-19 in Bulgaria, 75 Cases on June 14
In the past 24 hours, 1975 samples were tested for the new coronavirus.
Of these, 75 have a positive result. This is shown by the National Information System.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Borissov Inspects Hemus Highway Progress
"Let the Bulgarians see how a road is made in the rock, the builders work like bees. They have made great progress. What I have made as a commitment to the North and the Northwest is working at full speed. To be alive and healthy next year this road will be ready.
IME: Kardzhali, Not Sofia, Is the Champion of New Settlers
The district of Kardzhali in southern Bulgaria, has a higher migration population growth than Sofia. This is what a study by the Institute for Market Economics shows. This type of growth reflects on migration of people - new settlements minus people who left.
3191 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus in Bulgaria, 105 on June 13
105 of the 2642 samples tested in the last 24 days gave a positive result. This is shown by the data in the National Information System.
The distribution by districts at the current address of the persons is as follows:
Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev: Four New Orders in Epidemic Situation from June 15 to 30
The Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev issued four orders in connection with the extension of the emergency epidemic situation from June 15 to June 30 this year.
The fourth order concerns the mandatory isolation and / or hospital treatment in confirmed cases of COVID-19, as well as the quarantine of contact persons.
Flights from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands to Athens airport allowed from June 15
International flights from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands to Athens International Airport will be allowed from June 15 as part of the country's plan to reopen its borders, Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said on Friday.
Vitosha Nature Park: The Bear Museum and The Museum of Owls Open for Visitors
From June 15, 2020, Vitosha Nature Park resumes visits to the Owl Museum and the Bear Museum in the Park.
The bear museum was built on the site of a half-destroyed canton.It is located only 2 km from the Arboretum area on the road to the Golden Bridges.
Zoran Zaev: Bulgarians Want Us to Be an EU Member
Bulgaria had the opportunity to veto the talks between North Macedonia and the EU if it wanted to do so. However, this country did not do it. Moreover, it is working towards our EU accession, North Macedonia's former Premier and leader of the Social Democratic Union Zoran Zaev said in a TV interview.
Bulgaria: Earthquake near Dolna Banya
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale was registered on the territory of Bulgaria, in the Pazardzhik region.
The quake was registered at 3.01 pm tonight with an epicenter 9 km southeast of Dolna Banya, 39 km west of Pazardzhik and 66 km southeast of Sofia, with a depth of 5 km, the European Seismological Center said. No data on material damage.
Council of Ministers Approves Bulgarian Development Bank to Acquire Shares of Fibank
At a meeting in the Council of Ministers on June 12, the Government discussed a Draft Protocol Decision on actions taken by Bulgarian Development Bank AD (BDB) to acquire shares from the capital increase of First Investment Bank (FiBank).
People coming from countries low-risk COVID-19 countries to be spared isolation when entering Romania
From June 15, people coming from countries with a coefficient of less than five new cases of COVID-19 in the last 14 days per one million inhabitants will be exempted from quarantine or home isolation when entering Romania, Ionel Danca, head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, announced on Friday.
Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova: We Focus on Bulgarian Tourists and Those from Neighbouring Countries
Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova has discussed in telephone and online conversations the way out of the crisis situation with representatives of institutions and businesses from Romania, Greece, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Israel and other countries. My partners confirm that the prospects for Bulgaria as a tourist destination are optimistic be