Occupational safety and health

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 101, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

1,278 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 7.9 percent.

One patient with confirmed coronavirus infection died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 20, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

219 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 9.1 percent.

No patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

Officially, it was announced today that the omicron sub-variant, "eris", was also registered in Serbia.
In the past week in Serbia, 686 people out of 4,705 tested citizens fell ill with the corona virus. That's why doctors appeal to citizens that if they have symptoms of a respiratory infection, they should not go to collectives, but rather "lying down" the infection.

The wildfire in Evros, in northeastern Greece, where firefighting efforts continue for the 17th consecutive day, is abating on Monday.

As reported by the public broadcaster ERT, there hasn't been an active front since late Sunday; nevertheless, over 93,000 hectares have been reduced to ashes.

To be clear, the agencies that the state has given responsibility for fire protection are not civilian organizations.

To say the least, it was offensive to hear sermons about firefighting techniques during Thursday's salty parliamentary debate of party leaders.

Crews are working to contain the inferno in Evros, in northeastern Greece, marking the 14th consecutive day of firefighting on Friday. During the night, they engaged in a battle to prevent the flames from encroaching upon the town of Soufli.

Greek authorities further reinforced firefighting forces in the country's northeast Thursday, where a massive blaze in its 13th day has flared up once more and prompted authorities to alert area residents to be on standby for possible evacuation.

At least 50 people have died in a fire that broke out in a high-rise building in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, emergency services said, as quoted by Reuters.

43 were injured in the fire, which broke out before dawn.

A search operation is underway for survivors, with firefighters believing more people may be trapped inside.

A child died in a fire in an apartment block in Plovdiv's "Yuzhen" district. The signal was registered shortly after 12:00 at noon and four firefighting teams immediately went there, reports the fire department in Plovdiv.

The partial state of emergency declared in Chepelare municipality remains in force due to the large fire near the village of Hvojna.

During the night, teams of the fire brigade were on duty on the spot, and the deputy mayor of Chepelare Stoyan Kuzmov called on the volunteers who want to help in extinguishing the fire - to be in the town today at 8 a.m.