Almost one-fifth of Bulgarian patients with active Covid-19 infection admitted to hospital
167 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Bulgaria in the past 24 hours out of 3,923 PCR tests performed. 4.26% of all PCR tests have returned positive, data from the Single Coronavirus Information Portal show. The number of newly registered cases is highest in Varna - 21, followed by Kardzhali - 20 and Sofia - 17 cases. 108 people have recovered from the virus and 15 people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. 726 patients are receiving treatment in hospitals, 57 of whom in intensive care wards. There are 4,324 active cases of the novel coronavirus infection, i.e. 18% of all patients have been hospitalized.
Seaside tourism in Bulgaria expected to continue until mid-October
Intense tourism is expected in Bulgaria in September, Rumen Draganov from the Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism told BNT. According to observations of the Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism, an active flow of tourists has been registered across the whole country - both in the Bulgarian mountains and at the seaside. In Rumen Draganov’s view, seaside tourism this year is expected to continue until mid-October. Tourists prefer mostly small guest houses and family hotels amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Rumen Draganov went on to say. The companies in the tourist sector hit hardest by the pandemic are those with staff coming from Ukraine and Moldova, planning on low-budget tourism from abroad.
Parliament ratifies EU SURE temporary unemployment risks instrument
Bulgaria may take out a loan of more than half a million euro by 2022 for unemployment risk support in connection with Covid-19.
This was made possible after parliament ratified definitively the European instrument for temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency (SURE). It will supplement the national measures of the member countries in the event of a sudden increase in public spending for preserving jobs as a result of the negative impact of the pandemic.
Bulgaria makes donation to Tetovo in North Macedonia
Bulgaria’s ambassador to North Macedonia Angel Angelov donated medical equipment and food packages to the mayor of Tetovo Teuta Arifi. Mayor Arifi stressed that the positive gesture by the embassy is important in difficult times, such as the Covid-19 crisis.
Assoc. Prof. Atanas Mangarov: Isolation rooms at schools will not be effective
“A great many of the measures the Ministry of Education is taking before the start of the school year are excessive and unnecessary,” said Assoc. Prof. Atanas Mangarov, head of the pediatric department of the hospital for infectious diseases in Sofia for the BNR. In his words children who are sick should not go to school. “Placing them in isolation rooms makes no sense because they have been in contact with the other children before that,” he said.
Compiled by Darina Grigorova
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