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New COVID-19 Recoveries, Again, Far Exceed Infections
December 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities confirmed 166 new COVID-19 cases in the country in the 24 hours until Sunday midnight after 790 PCR tests, according to data posted at http://coronavirus.bg. This put the day's positivity rate at 21.01 per cent.
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Bulgaria Suspends Flights to and from UK in Response to New COVID-19 Strain
December 20 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov convened a working meeting here on Sunday with members of his Cabinet in response to the new COVID-19 strain, during which it was decided to temporarily suspend air travel between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom starting at 00:00 ...
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President Radev: "Addressing MRF's National Conference, Erdogan Tried to Meddle in Bulgarian Politics" MRF Leader Karada...
December 19 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Mustafa Karadayi diverged in their reaction to a greetings video address that Turkish President Recep Tayiip Erdogan made at the MRF's National Conference, held online on Decembe...
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1,739 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in 24 Hours
December 19 (BTA) - There were a total of 1,739 new coronavirus cases reported in the 24 hours until Saturday out of 6,190 PCR tests, shows data posted on coronavirus.bg. This brings the total of confirmed cases to 190,027, of which 86,909 are active.
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Specialized Prosecution Office Finds No Evidence of Crime in Relation to Audio Recordings Allegedly Featuring Prime Mini...
December 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Specialized Prosecution Office (SPO) has not found any evidence suggesting the commission of a criminal offence in an investigation of a conversation allegedly involving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the prosecution service said in a press rele...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Declares Russian Diplomat Persona Non Grata after Prosecution Service Says He Gathered Milit...
Sofia, December 18 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Friday that it had declared a diplomat posted at the Russian Embassy in Sofia persona non grata and had given him 72 hours to leave Bulgaria in connection with activities incompatible wit...
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2,042 New COVID-19 Cases, 143 Fatalities In 24 Hours
December 18 (BTA) - In the past 24 hours, 2,042 new COVID-19 infections were registered out of 6,835 PCR tests, according to data published on coronavius.bg on Friday. The test positivity rates stands at 29.91 per cent. This brings up the country's total number of COVID-...
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1,959 New Cases in Bulgaria on Thursday, 191 Fatalities
December 17 (BTA) Over the past 24 hours, Bulgaria registered 1,959 new cases of COVID-19 out of 6,113 PCR tests, according to www.coronavirus.bg on Thursday morning. The positivity rate was 32.05 per cent. The total number of cases in Bulgaria reached 186,246 confirmed in 1...
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Health Minister, National Task Force Propose Keeping Antiepidemic Measures until January 31
December 16 (BTA) - The current antiepidemic measures, introduced on November 27, will be extended until January 31, 2021, except for students in grades 1 through 4, kindergartens and hotel restaurants, the Cabinet's press service reported here on Wednesday.
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Parliament Votes Through Six-Month Voluntary Military Service
December 16 (BTA) - By voting conclusively amendments to the Armed Forces Reserve Act on Wednesday, Parliament provided for a voluntary service of up to six months in the armed forces reserve. The amendments, which have long been on the platform of the power-sharing nationalist p...
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COVID-19 Update: 2,743 New Cases in Bulgaria Wednesday and 35% Positivity Rate
December 16 (BTA) - There are 2,743 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 7,737 PCR tests done in the 24 hours until Wednesday midnight, according to the national coronavirus information platform. This makes a rate of positive tests of 35 per cent. The total number o...
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Government Moves for Parliamentary Ratification Loan Agreement under EU's SURE Instrument
December 15 (BTA) - At an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday the Council of Ministers passed a decision moving to Parliament for ratification a loan agreement between the EU as lender and Bulgaria as borrower under the EU's SURE instrument, the government's information serv...
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The First COVID Vaccination Centre Set up in Sofia
December 15 (BTA) - The first COVID vaccination centre has been set up in Sofia. It is located across the street from the Sofia Health Inspectorate and was inspected Tuesday by the Health Minister, the Health Inspectorate chief and the Sofia Mayor. This is where the first gro...
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5,298 PCR Tests Confirm 2,095 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Bulgaria's Total to 181,544
December 15 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 181,544 after 5,298 PCR tests identified 2,095 new infections in the 24 hours until Monday midnight, according to data posted on www.coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at 39.54 per...
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Health Minister: COVID-Related Restrictions Should Not Be Eased after December 21
December 14 (BTA) - Health Minister Kostadin Angelov will insist that the restrictions prompted by the spread of COVID-19 should not be eased after December 21. Angelov spoke to journalists on Monday after checking the availability of COVID-19 antigen test kits and person...
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497 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,963 Recoveries and 62 Deaths Confirmed in Bulgaria in a Day
December 14 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities confirmed 497 new COVID-19 cases in the country over the 24 hours until Sunday midnight after 1,634 PCR tests. The positivity rate was 30.42 per cent, according to data posted at http://coronavirus.bg. The 24-ho...
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COVID-19 Update: 1,287 New Cases in Bulgaria on Sunday and 29% Positivity Rate
December 13 (BTA) - Over the past 24 hours a total of 1,287 new cases of COVID-19 were registered out of 4,407 PCR tests, which makes a positivity rate of 29 per cent, according to www.coronavirus.bg on Sunday. With 64 new fatalities, the death toll reached 5,626. The numbe...
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COVID-19 Restrictions to Remain until December 21, Decision on Easing Restrictions Afterwards Yet to Be Made
December 12 (BTA) - The existing anti-epidemic measures will remain in place until December 21 and the decision on what the measures will be after that is yet to be made. This transpired at a working meeting on Saturday convened by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with members of th...
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MRF National Conference Re-elects Leader, Declares Ambition to Enter Government
December 12 (BTA) - In its 10th National Conference, the opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) declared ambition to enter the government on national level - in addition to the representation in Parliament and in local governments - to push through a government course ...
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COVID-19 Update: 3,097 New Cases in Bulgaria Saturday and 36% Positivity Rate
December 12 (BTA) - There are 3,097 new COVID cases in Bulgaria after 8,587 PCR tests done in the 24 hours to midnight on Saturday, according to the national coronavirus information platform. It makes the rate of positive tests of 36 per cent. The active cases have decreased s...