European Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Epirus in northwestern Greece, the Ionian Islands and the Aegean islands are currently the only green areas in Europe, according to a revised map published on Thursday by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) charting the spread of the coronavirus.

The Minister of Health, Vlad Voiculescu, has approved extending the annual anti-flu vaccination campaign for all population groups, without having an imposed prioritization of the risk groups. "It is necessary to continue the anti-flu vaccination during this pandemic period, to prevent sickness of any form is essential.

According to the latest report of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)

Prof. Iva Hristova, Deputy Director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases commented on the different type of tests.

PCR and antigen tests are by no means the same. PCR tests are much more sensitive and specific, which is why they have been used as the "gold standard" so far and were the only ones that we could rely on.

On November 26, the European Commission has called on EU Member States not to repeal anti-epidemic measures too soon because this would lead to a sharp increase in the number of newly infected with Coronavirus.

The Institute of Public Health of Montenegro told Antena M that they are in compliance with the EU recommendations that the relaxation of measures and the opening of borders must be done gradually and on the basis of scientifically based evidence and facts.

As the government prepares to start easing restrictions on movement next week, Health Ministry spokesman Sotiris Tsiodras underlined the importance of wearing face masks in closed public areas to avert the spread of the coronavirus and said health authorities are working on an infomercial with instructions on how to make them.

With the easing of lockdown restrictions imminent, the Health Ministry has decided in favor of the mandatory use of face masks - except in cases where medical conditions do not allow it - in closed crowded places such as grocery stores, hospitals, clinics, hairdressers etc.

Mass testing of Bulgarian citizens for coronavirus will be started.

Currently Bulgaria has 20,000 PCR tests. More deliveries and donations are expected. "This is the way - mass testing." This was announced by Health Minister Ananiev.

Greece's health authorities have been placed on alert due to the outbreak in Wuhan, central China of a deadly coronavirus which has led to the death of six people and at least 300 infections.