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3,938 New COVID-19 Cases out of 9,949 PCR Tests, 117 Deaths, 944 Recoveries Registered in 24 Hours
November 19 (BTA) - A total of 3,938 new COVID-19 cases were registered out of 9,949 PCR tests in the 24 hours before Thursday, show data posted on coronavirus.bg. The positivity rate is at 39.58 per cent. A total of 994 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 117 have died...
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Sofia Laments Skopje's Intransigence in Bilateral Disputes
November 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria has always demonstrated consistency, predictability, transparency and constructiveness, but despite all its acts of goodneighbourliness, Skopje never changed the essence of its policy towards Bulgaria, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekater...
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Newly Detected Covid-19 Infections in Bulgaria Continue to Increase
November 18 (BTA) - A total of 4,828 coronavirus infections were confirmed in the 24 hours until midnight on November 17 through, 11,611 PCR tests, bringing Bulgaria's total to 106,598 cases, out of 876,161 PCR tests performed since the start of the epidemic, according to da...
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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria Can Approve EU Negotiating Framework with Albania, but Not with North Macedonia
November 17 (BTA) - During a video conference of the EU General Affairs Council on Tuesday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva stated her country's position that it can approve the framework for EU accession negotiations with Albania, but at this stage it cannot s...
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Constitutional Court Finds that Monitoring by Phone of Quarantined People Is Unconstitutional
November 17 (BTA) - The Constitutional Court has revoked a legal provision allowing the authorities to monitor the mobile phones of people who violate the mandatory quarantine for COVID-19. The decision was made on 10 votes in the 12-judge Constitutional Court.
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3,519 New COVID-19 Cases out of 7,934 PCR Tests Confirmed in 24 Hours
November 17 (BTA) - A total of 3,519 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed through 7,934 PCR tests in the 24 hours before Tuesday, show data posted on coronavirus.bg. The test positivity rate now stands at around 44,35 per cent. The total number of COVID-19 infections in the...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Attends Virtual Ministerial Meeting of Media Freedom Coalition
November 16 (BTA) - In a statement made to a ministerial meeting of the member states of the Media Freedom Coalition held by video conference, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva urged for a common approach in identifying, exposing and preventing all attempts at d...
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Bulgaria Continues to Increase its Hospitals' Capacity
November 16 (BTA) - Bulgaria continues to strengthen the capacity of its hospitals and provide them with the necessary medications, the number of recoveries is growing and health institutions are under the most pressure in the regions of Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Plovdiv, Bourgas a...
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Prime Minister Borissov: Bulgaria to Get Azerbaijan's Natgas from Jan. 1
November 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Monday said Bulgaria would achieve full diversification of its energy sources as of January 1, 2021. Borissov and Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova checked on the construction of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB),...
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816 New COVID-19 Cases out of 2,716 PCR Tests Confirmed in 24 Hours
November 16 (BTA) - A total of 816 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed through 2,716 PCR tests in the 24 hours before Monday, bringing the total number of reported infections so far to 98,251, show data posted on coronavirus.bg. There are a total of 66,746 active COVID-19 cases....
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BTA Director General Maxim Minchev Dies
November 15 (BTA) - BTA Director General Maxim Minchev has died here on Sunday after a short illness. On November 6, his colleagues at BTA were informed that Minchev had tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantined. The BTA team offers condolences to his family.
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Italian Jannik Sinner Wins Sofia Open Tennis Tournament
November 14 (BTA) - Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, 19, become the youngest ATP Tour champion since 2008 (Kei Nishikori, 18, Delray Beach) after winning the trophy at 2020 Sofia Open here on Friday, the organizers of the tournament said on their website. Sinner is the fir...
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Defence Minister Briefs Parliament on Talks with North Macedonia, Says Nobody Pressures Bulgaria to Give Green Light to ...
November 13 (BTA) - Appearing in Parliament Friday to brief the deputies on the talks with officials of North Macedonia in the outgoing week, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said that nobody is pressuring Bulgaria to give a green light to Sko...
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3,414 New Coronavirus Cases in Bulgaria on Friday, Positivity Rate at 38.42%
November 13 (BTA) - There were 3,414 new coronavirus cases in Bulgaria after 8,885 PCR tests done in the 24 hours until Fridat midnight, according to the national coronavirus information platform. This makes a positivity rate of 38.42 per cent.
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During Visit to Tel Aviv Bulgarian Foreign Minister Confirms Strategic Bilateral Relations with Israel
November 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Thursday paid a visit to Israel, her first one there in her current official capacity, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release.
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Bulgaria Signs Contract for Purchase of Multi-Role Patrol Ships with Germany's Fr. Lurssen Werft, It Is One of Three Lar...
November 12 (BTA) - On Thursday Bulgaria signed a contract for the acquisition of two multi-role patrol ships for the Bulgarian Navy with Fr. Lurssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. It is one of three big modernization projects of the Bulgarian Armed Forces along with the purchase of F-1...
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Hospital Beds for Milder COVID-19 Cases Occupied at 40%, for Critical Cases at 23%
November 12 (BTA) - Hospital beds for COVID-19 patients without complications are occupied at 40 per cent, and for those in intensive care at 23 per cent, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said at a briefing on Thursday. The highest occupancy rates have been reported in the region...
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3,945 New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Bulgaria in 24 Hours
November 12 (BTA) - The Bulgarian healthcare authorities confirmed 3,945 new COVID-19 cases in the country over the 24 hours until Wednesday midnight after performing 10,830 PCR tests. This puts the positivity rate for the day at 36.42 per cent, according to information published...
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Prime Minister Makes Government Helicopters Available for Transportation of Seriously Ill Patients
November 11 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Wednesday that government helicopters can be used to transport seriously ill patients if necessary to save time. "We should act as one. Everybody should receive adequate care," Borissov said at the Council of Ministers reg...
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Health Minister Says There Is No Shortage of Drugs for Coronavirus Patients
November 11 (BTA) - Health Minister Kostadin Angelov Wednesday said there is no shortage of drugs for coronavirus patients. "There is no shortage of drugs used in the treatment of the coronavirus infection," the Minister told journalists on after a meeting with representatives of...
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