“It is safe to say that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is dominant in the country, with 40% of the samples being of the Omicron variant,” Prof. Iva Hristova, director of the Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases said in an interview for bTV. “This variant is advancing, adding new regions of the country. People who have not travelled are now contracting it,” Prof. Hristova added.
“A very big wave is approaching, the peak will probably come by the end of January. We have four new cases of confirmed influenza AH3N2 virus. Very few samples are being sent to be tested for influenza, because everyone is monitoring the coronavirus, but even these few samples show that the flu is in the country, that it is spreading,” Prof. Hristova said.
September 11 is the last day on which parties and coalitions can submit their documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to participate in the early parliamentary elections on October 27. The deadline expires at 5.00 pm today. By the end of..
Skies will be overcast. Rain and thunder will fall in many places, especially in the eastern half of the country. Winds will be light to moderate, from east-southeast in eastern areas and west-northwest in the rest of the country. Temperatures will..
Acting chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Atanas Zafirov has withdrawn the papers submitted yesterday for the BSP’s independent participation in the early election for parliament on 27 October by the supporters of Kornelia Ninova, who..
It is 80 years, on 9 September, since the communist coup d'état which put an end to the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Talking about the communist past is..
For the fourth year, one of the most beautiful places to fly in the world - the Belogradchik rocks, will host the Balloon Fiesta. Pilots from..
Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, has arrived on an official visit to Bulgaria, public service TV BNT reports. With an..
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