“Inspections are being launched at the height of the summer season along the Black Sea coast to check whether masks are being worn in food and drink establishments, and petrol stations,” Deputy Minister of Health Alexander Zlatanov announced at a briefing.
As coronavirus cases surge, in ten days’ time at the earliest night clubs may have to be closed in these areas. Deputy Minister Zlatanov pointed out that if the anti-epidemic measures are observed, the country could stay within the green Covid-19 zone for a long time. He added that if there is a 4th wave, hospitals will have 7,000 beds for patients without complications and more than 500 intensive care beds. The new Delta variant of the coronavirus could require a longer hospital stay, the deputy minister warned.
Wednesday will be sunny until noon, when clouds will move in from the northwest, bringing short, intense showers and thunderstorms. The risk of hail remains high. Lows will be between 17 and 22°C, 17°C in Sofia. Highs will be in the 30-35°C range, 30°C..
In the town of Aksakovo, in the region of Varna, Bulgaria's first all-female bagpipe group was created. This was announced by Nikola Georgiev, head of the "Trakia" bagpipe school. The girls debuted with a video clip on the Internet with a..
For the first time, the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island will study in detail the pulsations in the Earth's ionosphere caused by solar storms and the activity of the solar corona. This is envisaged in the first Bulgarian polar..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
A man and a child have died after they were struck by lightning in the area of Mount Zhultets near Mount Botev in the Central Balkan Mountains. The alert..
The fire on the territory of the villages of Voden, Krainovo and Strandzha in the municipality of Bolyarovo has been controlled and localised. Interior..
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