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

Entire crew of a ship in Varna Bay infected with Covid-19

Photo: library

The entire crew of a ship in the Bay of Varna is infected with coronavirus. The vessel named "Tsarevna" sails under Maltese flag and has crew of 18 members - 17 Bulgarians and one Ukrainian. The ship's cook passed away last night, it was reported. The prosecutor's office announced that the case is under investigation. The ship is currently being disinfected.

The information was sent by the agent of the ship Sea Parthner Ltd., BNR Varna reported.




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

The number of Egyptian children seeking protection in Bulgaria is rising

201,794 foreign citizens with temporary protection resided in Bulgaria by the end of 2024, according to the report of the State Agency for Refugees. Applications for international protection have almost halved, the report shows. In..

published on 5/7/25 10:21 AM
Rosen Zhelyazkov

Bulgarian Prime Minister congratulates newly elected German Chancellor

With coordinated efforts, we continue to work for the unity and prosperity of the European continent, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov says in his congratulatory message to the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The..

published on 5/7/25 9:47 AM

Bulgaria marks technical progress on way to joining US Visa Waiver Program

Bulgaria’s inclusion in the US Visa Waiver Program remains one of our main priorities and a topic of key importance in the bilateral dialogue between Bulgaria and the US. This was what Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev said in Washington..

published on 5/7/25 9:34 AM