COVID-19 testing

The joint ministerial decision was published in the Official Government Gazette concerning the measures that will be in force from tomorrow, July 5, until July 12, regarding the transportation to the islands, the regulations for the operation of the public and the private sector, as well as the entrance to the entertainment venues.

Ljubljana – A total of 23 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia on Wednesday in 1,623 PCR tests, the National Institute for Public Health (NIJZ) has announced. Both the 7-day average of new cases and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 population currently stand at 25.

Turkey on June 28 announced that it suspended flights from six countries as part of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In a circular issued by Turkish Interior Ministry, the country suspended flights from Bangladesh, Brazil, South Africa, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka as of July 1 and until further notice.

The emergency ordinance on implementing the green certificate will be approved in Tuesdays's government meeting, as it has all the necessary approvals and opinions, Health Minister Ioana Mihaila told a press conference. "From the discussion we had wit the deputy secretary general, today all necessary opinions have been obtained.

A number of 26 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 were registered in the last 24 hours, with 9,429 tests performed, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Monday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test.

The player rejoined the Spanish national team after his Covid-19 test was a false positive

Greece will start admitting Bulgarian citizens with a negative rapid COVID-19 antigen test, presented on paper, starting June 19, the Greek Tourism Ministry is quoted as saying by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry on Friday.

Ljubljana – Slovenia reported no daily fatalities from Covid-19 for the first time since 10 October as only 83 new cases were logged for Wednesday, pushing the 7-day average case count and the 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents below 100.

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides, who visited Bulgaria on Thursday, said that scientists are currently studying the effectiveness of rapid antigen COVID tests. She noted that when, and if, there s sufficient scientific data, the results from such tests will be recognized by the EU Digital COVID Certificate.

As many as 69 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded in the last 24 hours following almost 16,000 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Sunday. These are cases of patients that have not previously tested positive.