Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

78-year-old Brit with coronavirus infection discharged from Blagoevgrad hospital cured

Checkpoints in Blagoevgrad
Photo: BGNES

А 78-year-old UK citizen was discharged from the hospital in the city of Blagoevgrad on March 27 where he was under treatment for coronavirus infection. The elderly man had tested positive for COVID-19 and was received in the hospital with mild symptoms of unilateral pneumonia, which has already been cured. 

Upon his discharge from the hospital, the Brit was taken by ambulance to the town of Bansko, where he has been living for two years. There he is to remain under quarantine for a month.

The entire town of Bansko was placed under a strict 2- week quarantine on March 17 following several positive tests for coronavirus.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

INSAIT and MIT to work together on AI

The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" has launched a joint program with the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)..

published on 7/2/25 6:15 AM
Summer in the the Rhodope Mountains.

Temperatures will reach a sweltering maximum of 35°C again

On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 16 to 19 °C. The day will be sunny, with cumulus clouds forming over the mountains in the afternoon and occasional brief showers. Maximum temperatures will range from 30 to 35°C . In the capital -..

published on 7/1/25 7:05 PM
Ivan Ivanov

The State Agency for Refugees will be inspected for financial irregularities

The new chairman of the State Agency for Refugees, Ivan Ivanov, has asked the Council of Ministers to conduct an inspection of the agency . The audit should establish whether there were any irregularities in the spending of funds, reporter Daniel..

published on 7/1/25 6:18 PM