Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Second group of volunteers to help medics at Bulgaria’s military hospitals

Photo: EPA/BGNES

A second group of 40 servicemen from different military formations of the Bulgarian Armed Forces will join the battle against Covid-19 on November 30. They will help the medics working at hospitals within the Military Medical Academy.

The teams will rotate every two weeks. The servicemen have been assigned with the task to make disinfection, measure body temperature and participate in support activities at the Virology laboratory, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense announced. The volunteers are distributed in the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, as well as in the military hospitals in Varna, Plovdiv, Pleven and Sliven. Some of them have acquired special skills in courses for combat medical assistants, BTA reports.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sunny Saturday and Sunday, rain in the mountains

On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be cloudy in the mountains, where rain and snow will fall, and sunny in the east. Maximum temperatures..

published on 4/26/24 7:05 PM
Angel Kunchev

The spread of whooping cough is expected to subside by the end of 2024

An emergency epidemic situation will not be introduced in the country due to the spread of pertussis (whooping cough), as this is not necessary. This was announced by the chief state health inspector, Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev...

published on 4/26/24 11:53 AM

GERB leader predicts five more caretaker governments

With the votes of GERB-SDS and PP-DB, the parliament rejected the request for a debate on the report of the temporary committee to investigate corruption practices in the "Customs" Agency and the possible role of the former finance..

published on 4/26/24 10:54 AM