Health
Quarantine ends for Nea Kavala refugee camp, extended in other facilities
Greek authorities ended a quarantine imposed on a refugee camp in Nea Kavala, northern Greece, after the tests conducted on a suspected coronavirus case and 350 other residents came back negative.
The quarantine was imposed after a woman in the facility reportedly tested positive for the virus.
WHO: June 7 - Most COVID-19 Cases in a Single Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that although the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe is improving, globally it is worsening.
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Public’s complacency over virus causes worries
Experts and officials are concerned that the public's changing perception of the coronavirus outbreak may lead to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Health Ministry officials and experts at the Science Board had predicted that the daily confirmed cases would decline to around 500 in the weeks following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which took place at the end of May.
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New York starts reopening as WHO says virus 'worsening' worldwide
New York City - the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak - began partially reopening its shattered economy June 8 after almost three months of lockdown, as the World Health Organization warned the health crisis was "worsening" worldwide.
3,200 Bulgarians Suffered a Heart Attack in the First 3 Months of 2020
3193 Bulgarians had a heart attack in the first three months of the year, according to statistics from the National Center for Public Health and Analysis.
Whether because of the unrest over the coronavirus crisis and the constant information about the quarantine, the imposed measures or something else, 198 people left this world as a result of a heart attack in just three months.
New regulations introduced amid normalization
Turkey on June 8 revised coronavirus measures for the normalization from the outbreak.
An official letter by the Health Ministry, which was sent to governors' offices in 81 provinces as well as all health institutions of Turkey, said that some of the restrictions that had been implemented due to the outbreak are partially or totally lifted.
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Bulgaria Ranks 48th in Dealing With COVID-19
Bulgaria ranks 48th out of a total of 200 countries in the world in a comprehensive assessment of tackling the coronavirus epidemic, which includes an assessment of the effectiveness of quarantine, the level of preparedness and response to health care, the economy and overall government action. This is according to the analysis of the Deep Knowledge Group consortium.
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Two Children Drowned After Jumping From the Bridge in the Sea Garden of Burgas
The body of a 13-year-old boy surfaced on Central Beach this afternoon and the body of the 17-year-old was later discovered next to the bridge. The younger child is from an orphanage.
A call was immediately made to 112, divers arrived at the scene in a few minutes.
Turkey marks first curfew-free weekend since mid- April
People swarmed streets, parks, shopping centers and cafes to enjoy the first curfew-free weekend since being locked inside their houses mid-April after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 5 canceled an initially planned lockdown for 15 provinces, saying that it could have led "to social and economic consequences."
China to strengthen global cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine trials
China will strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials, building on earlier collaboration in vaccine development, the science and technology minister said on June 7.