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The week before Christmas saw a sharp increase in cases of Covid-19, flu or flu-like symptoms and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infections, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has said.

Amid the recent upsurge of respiratory viral infections, health experts are recommending the use of face masks in crowded areas, hand antiseptics, tests in case of respiratory symptoms, and above all the need for vaccination against Covid-19 and influenza of people at high risk of serious disease.

With a surge in viral infections seen amid the ongoing cold and damp winter weather, an infectious diseases specialist has warned of a "virus potpourri," as the number of patients in emergency units with upper respiratory tract infections has doubled in recent days. 

Since viruses are found absolutely everywhere, it’s inevitable that organisms will consume them incidentally

China's health ministry announced on Sunday that the recent upsurge in respiratory illnesses, which has captured the World Health Organization's attention, is attributed to the influenza virus and other established pathogens rather than an unidentified novel virus.

Due to the fact that even the first news about the coronavirus from China were vague and mysterious, and that no one could have guessed that a pandemic would occur, the news that a virus that attacks the lungs appeared in China and that caused hospitalization of large number of children went off like a bomb.

56 persons were newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in Bulgaria during the past 24 hours. All new cases were detected by rapid antigen tests. 62.50% of them were proven in persons who were not vaccinated.

Two female veterinarians in the eastern province of Kars, undeterred by the harsh winter conditions, tirelessly traverse village to village to provide health care services to a wide range of animals, from large livestock to dogs.

Experts from the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) were on Corfu on Tuesday investigating a possible outbreak of leptospirosis, a bacterial infection most frequently associated with contaminated water.

39 are the new cases of infection with Covid in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

There are 309 tests done. There are no dead. There are 2,288 active cases of infection. 238 people are currently hospitalized, of which 13 are in intensive care units.