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A number of 1,313 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in the last 24 hours, after about 9,000 tests carried out nationwide, of which 5,801 RT-PCR tests and 3,194 rapid antigen tests, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Monday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, says GCS.

A number of 1,825 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, following 15,135 tests nationwide, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Sunday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, says GCS. As of Sunday, 728,743 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Romania.

There are 349 new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. 4532 PCR tests were performed. 1,354 are newly treated, 20 are dead, and 263 are in the intensive care unit. This is shown by the data on the Unified Information Portal. Most new cases are in Sofia and Burgas.

The meeting will certainly discuss the plan and course of vaccination of the population of Serbia against coronavirus, and the current epidemiological situation, which experts claim is still unstable, will be analyzed.

The requirement to present a negative SARS-CoV-2 test prior to arrival when travelling to Norway has been amended to require a test taken 24 hours prior to departure instead of 72 hours.

Furthermore, all persons who have been to the UK, South Africa, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Brazil must undergo a PCR test at the Norwegian border.

566 are new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Bulgaria. 9786 PCR tests were performed. This is indicated by the data in the Unified Information Portal.

1248 are newly cured, 58 are dead, 284 are in the intensive care unit. Most new cases are in Sofia, Plovdiv and Pazardzhik.

The Greek government has extended until 8 February 2021 restrictions for all arrivals in the country by air, land or sea transport, the Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

As many as 2,699 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded in the last 24 hours following about 29,000 tests nationwide, of which 23,712 are RT-PCR tests and 5,899 are rapid antigenic tests, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Friday.

As many as 2,878 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Romania were recorded in the last 24 hours following 30,000 tests nationwide, of which 24,552 are RT-PCR tests and 5,474 are rapid antigenic tests the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, reported on Thursday.

A device as big as a telephone receiver can detect the presence of Covid-19 even before the virus could be detected by a PCR. It has been developed by a team of Italian, Spanish and Bulgarian scientists and is already used in diagnosing and tracking the infection.