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Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou participated in the action of the Streetwork group of the Organization Against Drugs (OKANA) in central Athens on Monday. The team distributed safer use kits to drug users on the street as well as a Covid-19 personal protection kit, a snack and clothing.

In the last 24 hours, 13 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Bulgaria, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal. No deaths.

875 tests were performed, of which 98 PCR tests and 777 rapid antigen tests. The proportion of positive tests is 1.49 percent.

The situation with the availability of antibiotics in pharmacies is gradually normalizing. A large number of the missing drugs were found in bulk warehouses. This was reported to the Bulgarian National Radio by Nikolay Kostov from the Union of Pharmacy Owners. The problem remains with the lack of several types of insulin and other medications for people with diabetes.

Experts have denied a link between the COVID-19 vaccine and the increasing number of heart attacks, which has become a hot topic of debate as people raised their concerns that the heart attack cases seen in the past few months of winter are an outcome of the vaccine shot.

The new offshoot of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 known as Orthrus (CH.1.1) has arrived in Greece, according to the National Public Health Organization's (EODY) weekly epidemiological report. 

It said a total of 93 cases have been detected. What's more, cases of the dangerous Kraken subvariant (XBB.1.5) are increasing slowly, with seven cases identified so far. 

Türkiye has been experiencing an upward trend in scabies cases, especially in the metropolitan city of Istanbul, for the last two years, experts have warned, urging the ones diagnosed positive to avoid contact with their immediate surroundings until they recover.

The Slovenian neuroscience company BrainTrip has presented a new dementia screening test that will help doctors detect the disease early. An early diagnosis can increase treatment options, experts say.

In connection with the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases and influenza in the territory of Sofia region, an influenza epidemic has been declared, and temporary anti-epidemic measures are being introduced for the period from January 20 to 27.

In the 1950s, researchers from across the globe embarked on a sweeping and ambitious study. For decades, they scrutinized the diets and lifestyles of thousands of middle-aged men living in the United States, Europe and Japan and then examined how those characteristics affected their risks of developing cardiovascular disease.

In connection with the increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases and influenza in the territory of the Lovech, Pazardzhik and Gabrovo regions, a flu epidemic has been declared, and temporary anti-epidemic measures are being introduced for the period from January 18 to 24.