Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

18.2% of Bulgaria’s adult population is double-jabbed against coronavirus

Photo: BGNES

The spread of Covid-19 in the country marks the start of a rising fourth pandemic wave. All regions of the country are affected by the novel coronavirus; in 50% of the regions the infection rate is over 100 per 100,000 residents. Covid-19 has been diagnosed in people of all age groups.

These are some of the motives for the extension of the extraordinary epidemic situation until 30 November by a government decision taken today. As of 14 August, 20.1% of the adult population in Bulgaria have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19, 18.2% are double-vaccinated, Single Coronavirus Information Portal data show. 



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

President Rumen Radev meets the Bulgarian community in Singapore

President Rumen Radev met with Bulgarians living and working in Singapore during his visit to the Asian country on November 22-24. There are an estimated 400 Bulgarians living in Singapore. "Our diaspora in Singapore occupies a very special..

published on 11/23/24 10:07 AM

Sunny yet cold weather expected on Saturday

The weather on Saturday will be mostly sunny over most of Bulgaria. There will be considerable clouds in eastern Bulgaria before midday and rainfall is expected in the eastern areas, but precipitation will stop also there and clouds will break...

published on 11/22/24 7:35 PM

Greece reinforces police at Promakhon checkpoint on border with Bulgaria to speed up border crossing

Authorities in Greece will deploy more police officers at the Promakhon checkpoint on the border with Bulgaria to speed up the processing of documents for people and vehicles crossing the border, reports BNR's correspondent in Greece, Katya Peeva...

published on 11/22/24 6:09 PM