More than 250,000 people in Bulgaria took a test to establish their HIV status in 2021, the Ministry of Health has announced.
19 new HIV-positive people have been established since the beginning of this year. 3,721 HIV-positive people have been registered in the country in the period from 1986 until 2021. 93% of the newly registered people with HIV in 2021 contracted the infection through sex, and 6% - through injecting drug use. At 35%, the age group affected most is the 30 to 39-year-olds, followed by the 20 to 29-year-olds. The number of newly registered men is six times higher than women.
Exactly a month after the parliamentary elections on October 27, the first session of the 51st National Assembly, which started on November 11, continues today. MPs will make a sixth attempt to elect a speaker. During the fifth..
Wednesday will be mostly sunny. There will be weak to moderate west-northwesterly wind. The lowest temperatures are expected to be between minus 3° and 2°C; in Sofia - around minus 1°C. The highest temperature will reach 10°C to 15°C;..
According to unofficial information, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has drafted a decision for the full admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area. The draft document states that from January 1, 2025, checks on persons..
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As of next year, use of solid fuels for domestic heating in buildings which are part of central heating and gas supply networks will be banned in nine..
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