Bulgaria Secures €490 Million from EU SAFE Program to Boost Defense Industry
Bulgaria is set to receive €490 million through the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument
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The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 53, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.
2,131 tests were done, which means that the proportion of positive results is 2.5 percent.
There were no deaths with confirmed coronavirus infection.
To date, there are 249 people in hospitals with a diagnosis of COVID-19, of which 40 are in intensive care units. There are 10 new arrivals in medical facilities.
In the last 24 hours, 11 people have been cured, and a total of 1,292,098 since the beginning of the pandemic.
There are currently 7,845 active cases.
In the last 24 hours, 13 doses of vaccine against COVID-19 have been administered. A total of 4,725,889 have been administered since the start of the immunization campaign.
A total of 38,731 people in the country have lost the battle with the coronavirus out of the confirmed 1,338,674 infected since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.
Outbreak response measures, including immunization campaigns, helped reduce measles cases in 2025, but UNICEF and WHO warn that progress is fragile as the virus continues to spread
The flu epidemic in Bulgaria has already passed its peak, according to Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, former director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Over 300,000 Bulgarians living with cancer were registered in the National Health Information System in 2025, marking an increase of 15,000 cases compared to 2024.
The pediatric surgery department at St. Anna Hospital in Varna will close its doors on March 1 due to resignations from the medical staff. The doctors have indicated that they plan to continue their work at a private medical facility in Burgas.
North Macedonia’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, H.E. Agneza Popovska, presented an award to Sofia’s N. I. Pirogov Hospital in recognition of its efforts in treating the most seriously injured young people following the tragic disco fire in Kočani in March 2025.
A Bulgarian scientist has developed a drug that halts the growth of cancer and prevents metastases from spreading to other organs.
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