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Coronavirus cases continue to decline

Ljubljana – Slovenia logged 783 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, a decline of 30% from the same day a week before, as 14 patients with Covid-19 died and hospitalisations kept falling, fresh government figures show. This morning 883 patients were still hospitalised with Covid-19, including 243 in intensive care. The figures mark a decline 26 and four from the previous day.

Blagoevgrad: Big Fire in Apartment in a Residential Building, there are Victims

A fire broke out in a residential building in one of the big districts of Blagoevgrad, and the victims of the fiery hell are 3 according to unconfirmed reports.

The fire was extinguished late in the evening, but there is a lot of water in the building.

Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origin

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the origin of the virus tormenting the world remains shrouded in mystery.
Most scientists believe it emerged in the wild and jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. Others theorize it escaped from a Chinese lab.

Nearly 1,850 coronavirus cases confirmed as epidemic continues to recede

Ljubljana – A total of 1,847 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Slovenia on Tuesday, a daily drop of 5% and a weekly drop of 18%, show the figures the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) released on Wednesday. 28% of all PCR tests came back positive, a weekly drop of around 4 percentage points. 16 Covid-19 patients died.

EODY: 81 COVID-19 deaths, 5,899 new infections in last 24 hours, 709 intubated

The National Public Health Organisation has announced 81 COVID-19 deaths (95.4 percent had an underlying medical condition and/or were age 70 or older) and 5,899 newly confirmed infections (seven detected at points of entry into the country) in the last 24 hours.

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Greece since the start of the pandemic is 18,901.

Tonin and Lenarčič address EU Civil Protection conference

Ljubljana/Brussels – Defence Minister Matej Tonin and Slovenia’s EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič hosted on Tuesday a virtual event on knowledge exchange and dialogue in civil protection and disaster management at the EU level, which accompanied the launch of the Knowledge Network online platform.

EODY: 99 COVID-19 deaths, 7,000 infections in last 24 hours, 697 intubated patients

The National Public Health Organisation announced that 99 patients have died of COVID-19 and 7,009 new infections (a 0.8 percent daily rise) have been confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The news infections (a 0.7 percent daily rise) - seven were detected at points of entry into the country - bring the number of confirmed infections in Greece to 978,402 (50.5 percent men).

EODY: 116 COVID-19 deaths, 4,943 new infections in last 24 hours, 714 intubated patients

The National Public Health Organisation (EODY) has confirmed 116 COVID-19 deaths and 4,943 infections (seven detected at points of entry into the country) in the last 24 hours.

The total number of infections recorded since the start of the pandemic is 971,148 (with a daily rise of 0.5 percent). Slightly over 50 percent are men.

Assoc. Prof. Alexander Oscar: More and More Patients are going Blind after Covid

Coronavirus in all its strains causes increased blood clotting, which damages the lungs and all organs in general. More and more patients are blinded by the virus, said to BTV the head of the Clinic of Ophthalmology at Alexandrovska Hospital, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alexander Oscar.

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