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

25% of medical staff at regional hospital in Blagoevgrad is with Covid-19

Photo: BGNES

More than 25% of the medical staff working on the front line in the fight in the Blagoevgrad Regional Hospital, which operates as a Covid-19 hospital, are infected with coronavirus. Many of the medical professionals also have developed complications.
The director of the hospital, Dr. Ogyan Mitev, has announced that all beds in the hospital are occupied, and that there are many people waiting in the emergency ward with severe complications. According to Dr. Mitev, due to the high rise in new patients, it is necessary to close all facilities in the country that are not of vital importance, BNR's correspondent in Blagoevgrad reported.
Meanwhile, the municipal hospital in Svishtov has also announced that they are urgently looking for doctors and nurses.



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

Protest against violence against children held in Sofia

On the eve of Children's Day - June 1, the National Network for Children held a protest march with a starting point - the Courthouse in Sofia against violence against children.   The march under the slogan "Let's protect our children. Let's..

published on 5/31/25 12:32 PM
PM Rosen Zhelyazkov

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to participate in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the social network "X" that he had a phone conversation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, who confirmed his participation in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit, the BNR's "Horizont"..

published on 5/31/25 9:59 AM

Demonstrations against euro adoption will take place across Bulgaria and abroad

Protests in defence of the Bulgarian lev and against the adoption of the euro currency are scheduled to take place on May 31 in many cities and towns across the country today.   In Sofia, the protest is planned to start at 12:00 in front of the..

published on 5/31/25 9:35 AM