“It is safe to say that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is dominant in the country, with 40% of the samples being of the Omicron variant,” Prof. Iva Hristova, director of the Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases said in an..
We have a lot of dubious samples for Omicron from Sofia laboratories and hospitals. We will be able to confirm the samples we received now after the New Year, the director of the Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Prof. Iva Hristova told the..
There is no confirmed case of the new coronavirus variant Omicron in Bulgaria as yet, the National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases told the BNR, on the basis of the results from the testing of the Omicron-suspicious samples arriving at..
The authorities in Bulgaria are considering stricter anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria, if the test for Covid-19 which is suspected to be from the Omicron variant turns out positive. This was stated by the acting Deputy Minister of Health Toma Tomov...
Omicron - the new variant of the novel coronavirus, may become dominant in Bulgaria within a month, predicts Prof. Iva Hristova, director of the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. There is still no registered case of the latest..
Due to the low vaccination rate Bulgaria could become the source of a new variant of Covid-19, European Commissioner for the Internal market Thierry Breton warned. He pointed out that only 26% of Bulgaria’s adult population is fully vaccinated,..
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is almost entirely dominant in Bulgaria, the latest analysis by the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases shows. It was established in 84 out of 85 samples from patients from 18 regions of..
Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, a consultant of the Sofia Municipality on the vaccination process, has recommended mandatory tests for people entering Bulgaria from countries with a widespread Delta version of Covid-19. During the consultations at one of the..
“The coronavirus mutations are growing weaker, making it less aggressive. The mutations that will follow will mean less severe cases of Covid-19,” Prof. Penka Petrova, director of the institute of Microbiology said for the BNR’s Horizont channel...
All antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 so far neutralize its variants, Prof. Radka Argirova, chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Virology, said in an interview with the Bulgarian National Television. The vaccines work, there is currently no new strain and..
