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30,000 Bulgarians receive jabs against Covid-19 in last three days

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Nearly 30,000 vaccines have been administered in the last three days in Bulgaria. This became clear at a meeting between Buglgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov with the National Operational Headquarters. The health authorities report extremely great interest among the citizens after providing green corridors for all citizens over the weekend.

On Friday last week, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov insisted that at least 10,000 people be vaccinated every day. According to Borissov, 15,000 people can be immunized daily in the coming days, BNR reported.


As of today, 25 mobile teams are starting vaccinations of everyone willing to be vaccinated in smaller and more isolated towns and villages.

318 vaccination centres have been opened in the country at Regional Health Inspectorates, hospitals and polyclinics. 

In Sofia there is a round-the-clock vaccination centre at the Saint Ivan Rilski University Hospital.

The Chairman of the National Operational Headquarters, Prof. Ventsislav Mutafchiiski, reported an increase of 11.3% in the number of people received for hospital treatment of Covid-19 for a week.



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