Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 356

published on 2/26/21 7:48 PM

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If the vaccination rate keeps, we shall have complete control of the virus within a month and a half: Health Minister

“Bulgaria is to receive more than 480,000 doses of Moderna and 1 million of Pfizer between March and June. 52,800 doses of AstraZeneca are also expected within days,” Health Minister Prof. Kostadin Angelov said in Varna, Horizont channel reports. He reiterated that all people who have been vaccinated so far have their second shots kept for them.

“If we keep up the vaccination rate of the past week, then within a month, a month and a half we shall have complete control of the virus in the country,” Minister Angelov said. He stressed that opening up the “green corridors” depends on the new vaccine shipments expected in the coming days.

Minister Angelov stated further that the political speculations with the vaccines are unacceptable, as are the any insinuations that we have a priority contract with AstraZeneca.

1,822 new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria

During the past 24 hours, 12,645 coronavirus tests were performed in Bulgaria and 1,822 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered. 503 of them are in Sofia, 194 - in Burgas, 139 - in Plovdiv. The positive samples reached 14.41% of the total. This is shown by the data in the Single Coronavirus Information Portal.

53 people passed away and 689 recovered during the past day. The active cases are 31,173 as 4,368 people are in hospital. 370 are in intensive care.

In the past 24 hours, 20,050 people were vaccinated. The total number of vaccinated citizens in this country has reached 188,512, as 34,719 have already received their second vaccine dose.

Special anti-coronavirus diet being prepared for army

The Vasil Levski National Military University in Veliko Tarnovo has introduced its own experimental diet for cadets as a preventive measure against coronavirus infection.

The program will continue to be developed jointly with the University of Food Technology in Plovdiv. This is what rector of the National Military University, Ivan Malamov, has told BNR correspondent Zdravka Maslyankova.

The university in Plovdiv has been working on creating products that improve human immunity in the aftermath of a pandemic.

BSP calls for talks over delivery of Russian "Sputnik V" vaccine

The BSP insist that the National Assembly should instruct the Council of Ministers to start bilateral talks on possible supply of the Russian “Sputnik V” vaccine. This is what leader of the party Korneliya Ninova said in parliament, BNR reporter Violeta Ashikova said.

The socialists want the request discussed next week before the dissolution of parliament. Otherwise, the BSP would request an extraordinary meeting over the topic.

According to Ninova, with the start of mass vaccination in this country the government had "abandoned the national vaccination plan" and that caused queues and chaos in the system.

Compiled by Gergana Mancheva

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