Geography of Bulgaria

Hundreds of Russian tourists are blocked in Bansko due to the canceled flights. Many of them also found themselves without funds, as they could not make payments with their cards. The only way to return is through Turkey or Serbia. There has also been speculation about the supply of tickets, according to tour operators and hoteliers.

"Sofia Municipality is ready to provide accommodation for 206 Ukrainian citizens leaving the country due to hostilities. This morning I informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of all the opportunities that Sofia can provide to help Ukrainians and Bulgarians living in Ukraine." This was stated by the mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova.

The incidence of coronavirus in Sofia district is 916 per 100,000 people in all 22 municipalities. "This indicator determines that Sofia region is in the second stage of the spread of the epidemic," Sofia regional governor Ivan Ivanov was quoted as saying by BTA.

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 4667 New Cases in the Last 24 hours

"We are 149 years away from the self-sacrifice of the Apostle of Freedom. To the man who gave his life to win over an entire nation." This is what the head of state wrote on the occasion of the anniversary of the Apostle's death and added:

A commemorative ceremony will be held in Karlovo tonight on the occasion of the 149th anniversary of the death of the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski. Earlier, a round table will be held on the topic: "Vasil Levski, the Chetnik actions and the committee work" with the participation of scientists from all over the country.

As of today, even stricter measures against the spread of the coronavirus in Sofia District come into force. Over 2,000 per 100,000 is the incidence on a 14-day basis. And this imposes more serious restrictions.

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.

This morning, shortly before 8:00 a.m., in the area of the intersection between Burgas streets "Zahari Stoyanov" and "Georgi Panov" traffic police at the OD of the Ministry of Interior in Burgas noticed a crashed vehicle - a truck with a falling board, without a driver.

61 migrants were found in the truck. They are men, about 25 years old.

Two thousand six hundred and two new infected with coronavirus were registered in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria with 15,061 tests performed (nearly 17 percent positive). 77.86 percent of the new cases registered for the day have not been vaccinated. 39 people, of whom 92.31 percent were not vaccinated, have died, according to the Unified Information Portal.

Due to the growth of covid patients in Sredets and Sungurlare, partial closure has been introduced.

Social centers, pensioners' clubs, and kindergartens are closing their doors. In Sungurlare, they are also facing a health crisis - there are no doctors to treat the sick, and the number of patients has doubled.