Sofia Municipality

"The cellular immunity that humans acquire when vaccinated against Covid-19 protects against all previous variants of the coronavirus." This was said on the air of the Bulgarian National Radio by Prof.

The snow removal companies were on site in the early hours of the day. The main routes on which the public transport in Sofia runs have been processed and cleared. This was stated at a briefing by the director of the Sofia Inspectorate Ivaylo Ivanov. 128 snowplows are working in the field, the press center of the Sofia Municipality announced.

"The cellular immunity of vaccinated and sick people is strong enough against Omicron. I expect a decrease in the cases in Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kyustendil and an increase in Northeastern Bulgaria within a week. In the Burgas region, the cases will be stationed and reduced. At the end of March we will have a sharp decline," this was stated on Nova TV by Prof.

"The good thing about Omicron is that a very low percentage of people are admitted to hospitals and a very low percentage have severe symptoms of the disease." This was said on the Bulgarian National Radio by Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, advisor to the Sofia Municipality on health issues and former director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

"Because of the new version of Omicron, a third dose of RNA vaccine must be given because it really protects. The first two doses of AstraZeneca protect only 20%.

An outbreak of meningitis has been discovered in Sofia's 37th "Valshebstvo" Kindergarten in the Pavlovo district. As of yesterday, the children's institution has suspended classes, BNT reported. So far, 16 children and two adults have been infected. A 5-year-old child died.

The lights of the Christmas tree in Sofia will light up today at 6 p.m. in front of the National Palace of Culture.

Weather in Bulgaria: Snowfall will Gradually Decrease in Western Bulgaria, Max Temp 3°-8°C

An end to the smell of gunpowder and remnants of fireworks all over Sofia after mass celebrations, accompanied by endless blasts of firecrackers, bombs and fireworks, such as the ones at New Year's, reports BGNES.

Today, the Chairman of the Sofia Municipal Council Georgi Georgiev presented changes that affect the use of pyrotechnic devices on the territory of Sofia Municipality.

Gendarmerie and police forces are in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey on the capital's Vasil Levski Boulevard.

There are 6 gendarmerie buses on site, a lot of police, a fire truck and an ambulance. The diplomatic car was taken out and left the building with two people inside.

The entrance is closed.