A sub-variant of Omicron called BA.5 is already circulating in Bulgaria. The World Health Organization said the strain is a cause for concern, the Ministry of Health reported. It carries a mutation that makes the coronavirus more contagious and can help it partially evade immune response. So far, seven tests have shown the presence of the virus in the country - 6 in Sofia and 1 in Kyustendil. 50% rise in the number of patients with Covid-19 was reported in the past week. The 14-day incidence in the country is 57 per 100,000 people.
Conditions for mountain hiking are good until midday, with the exception of the Balkan Range, where there will be fog and rain, the Mountain Rescue Service says. In the afternoon the weather conditions will worsen and mountain hiking is not..
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry is posting additional staff at consular missions to cope with the tourist industry’s increasing needs of foreign workers during the summer season, reads the Foreign Ministry’s position regarding an interview given by..
Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov is on a working visit to Turkey. Today he will hold talks in Istanbul with his Turkish counterpart, Dr Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. The meeting is on the initiative of..
Big global brands should stop their advertisements in pro-Kremlin media in the Balkans and especially in Bulgaria and Serbia - this is..
On Monday, it will be sunny over the western regions of Bulgaria, while there will be considerable cloudiness with rain showers in the..
A new complex in the village of Samoranovo, which includes a prison without bars based on the Norwegian model, a training center for prison officers, etc...
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