Ministry of Health
Bulgaria: Flu Epidemic has also been declared in Plovdiv region
In connection with the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases and influenza in the territory of the Plovdiv region, a flu epidemic has been declared, and temporary anti-epidemic measures are being introduced for the period from January 19 to 30.
Bulgaria: Flu Epidemic has been announced in the Lovech, Pazardzhik and Gabrovo regions
In connection with the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases and influenza in the territory of the Lovech, Pazardzhik and Gabrovo regions, a flu epidemic has been declared, and temporary anti-epidemic measures are being introduced for the period from January 18 to 24.
Changes are coming to the law on smoking
Changes are being made to the smoking law in an attempt to close loopholes in anti-smoking legislation that allow essentially closed spaces to be called outdoors.
According to information, the Ministry of Health will attempt in the first quarter of 2023 to proceed with changes in cooperation with the relevant ministries.
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Bulgaria: Over a Million Covid Vaccines will Expire by June 2023
For the period from 02.08.2022 to the beginning of January 2023, 657,762 doses of the Comirnaty vaccine and 271,910 doses of the Spikevax vaccine expired. This was reported by the Acting Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev in response to a parliamentary question.
Is it already in Serbia?
The State Secretary of the Ministry of Health, MD Mirsad erlek, says that there is no confirmation yet, but in his belief, a new strain of the Coronavirus has arrived in Serbia as well, given the rising number of infected people, and that its detection is expected soon.
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Some Missing Medicines in Bulgarian Pharmacies will Arrive Soon
Some of the medicines missing in the pharmacy network in Bulgaria - antibiotics and antiviral preparations - are arriving. New supplies are expected at the beginning of next week, said Arkadi Sharkov, a health economist from EKIP and an advisor to the Ministry of Health.
In a Chinese Province, 90% of the Population is Infected with COVID-19
Almost 90% of the residents of China's third most populous province are infected with COVID-19, AFP reported, citing a senior Chinese official.
It comes a day after China lifted travel restrictions requiring mandatory quarantine after returning from abroad and reports of heightened demand for tickets and congestion at borders.
Measures for travel from China ‘a bit excessive,’ says expert
Weighing in on the measures taken in Europe regarding travelers from China due to the coronavirus situation there, Gikas Magiorkinis, a professor of epidemiology and a member of the expert committee advising the Ministry of Health, said they are "a bit excessive."
Bulgaria: More than 2 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines will be Discarded
Over 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Bulgaria will be scrapped. They expired last year. It is possible that the number of vaccines for destruction is even higher, because the health inspections still report unused quantities. In this year, nearly 2 million and 800 thousand doses of vaccines expire, the interest in immunization is weak.
Bulgaria will Not Introduce COVID Measures for arrivals from China
No restrictive measures against COVID-19 to be introduced for arrivals from China in Bulgaria, the Ministry of Health announced.