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WHO: Health Costs during the Pandemic have brought Half a Billion People to Extreme Poverty

More than half a billion people worldwide were brought to extreme poverty last year because they had to pay for health care themselves during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday.

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 09:35 | Viewed: 2302

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 50 People have Died in the Last 24h

532 are the newly discovered cases of coronavirus for December 12, according to the Unified Information Portal.

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 09:22 | Viewed: 3294

Bulgarian Expert: We Expect a Double Epidemic - from Influenza and Coronavirus

"We expect a double epidemic in our country - from influenza and coronavirus. Maybe we will have a more severe flu season." Such a forecast was made in the studio of "Sabudi Se"by Georgi Popov, an expert on infectious diseases at Sofiamed University Hospi

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 12:15 | Viewed: 3395

Bulgarian Prof. Kozhuharova: Already 30% of the Population has been Vaccinated

"We can believe that the fourth wave is subsiding. Mortality is falling, but remains high due to poor health of Bulgarians, problems in the health care system. In Bulgaria, cases that end fatally are unvaccinated, and at risk."

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 11:57 | Viewed: 3029

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 1075 New Cases in the last 24h

714 156 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 11:34 | Viewed: 2965

Germany's new Health Minister wants Mandatory Vaccination

Universal compulsory vaccination against coronavirus in Germany could become one of the tools in the fight against the pandemic. This was stated by the new German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach in an interview with the weekly Der Spiegel, published on

Society » Health | December 11, 2021, Saturday // 12:15 | Viewed: 2829

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Number of New Cases is in Decline

713 083 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 11, 2021, Saturday // 11:06 | Viewed: 4284

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Here is where People can Get Vaccinated during the Weekend

Outposts where vaccination against COVID-19 will be carried out over the weekend (December 11 and 12)

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 15:51 | Viewed: 3541

Bulgarian Prof. Vitanov: The Problems with Omicron will Come in January

"Since the virus has not entered the country by St. Nicholas Day, it does not have time to enter and become dominant until Christmas and New Year. However, it needs some time, when the virus enters the country, to run wild and replace the current variant,

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 09:44 | Viewed: 3143

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Cured are More than the New Cases in Last 24h

711 364 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 09:15 | Viewed: 2974

Health Minister Katsarov after Booster Dose: Vaccines are Safe and Effective

"Over 90% of the victims of COVID-19 in our Bulgaria are elderly unvaccinated citizens. It is normal when launching a new product, such as Covid-19 vaccines, that every doctor wants indisputable evidence of its safety and effectiveness. One year later, we

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 17:16 | Viewed: 2784

Certificate of Post-Illness will be Valid for only 3 months in Greece

Greece will reduce the validity of coronavirus certificates from six to three months. The government submitted a proposal for the change on Thursday, explaining its decision with expert advice, Kathimerini reported.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 12:12 | Viewed: 2501

Katsarov: Politicians who are Loud Opponents of Vaccines are also Responsible for High Mortality

Omicron will not skip us, just as none of the other variants skipped us. So far no additional measures are needed, we have taken all the necessary ones. This was stated to bTV by the caretaker Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 09:30 | Viewed: 2312

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Cured Ones Surpass the New Cases in Last 24h

98,509 are the active cases of coronavirus in the country. This is indicated by a reference on the website of the Unified Information Portal.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 08:49 | Viewed: 3000

Research Shows that the Pfizer Vaccine can only Partially Protect against Omicron

The coronavirus variant Omicron may partially evade protection from two doses of vaccine produced by Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech, Alex Seagal, head of research at a South African laboratory, told Reuters on Tuesday.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 15:32 | Viewed: 2609

Prison for Anti-Vax Parents who Stop their Children from going to School in Greece

Anti-vaccine parents who do not send their children to school will be punished by up to 2 years in prison and fines, the Greek Ministry of Education ruled in an amendment submitted to parliament late today.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 14:00 | Viewed: 3630

Top WHO and US scientists: Omicron does not look Worse than Current Variants

The Omicron variant does not look worse than other variants of the coronavirus that have appeared so far, according to scientists from the World Health Organization and the United States, AFP reported. However, they warn that more research is needed to mo

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 10:27 | Viewed: 3180

EU Commissioner: In six EU countries, less than 55% are Vaccinated, and this is Dangerous for the Rest

In six EU countries, less than 55 per cent of adults are vaccinated against covid, and this poses a threat to other European countries, said EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 10:11 | Viewed: 2984

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 127 Less Cases than Yesterday

In the last 24 hours, 2,299 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in the country, 127 less than yesterday, according to data from the Unified Information Portal.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 09:54 | Viewed: 3087

WHO: One in Ten People in Europe will be Infected with COVID-19 by the End of the Week

One in ten people in the WHO European Region will be infected with COVID-19 by the end of this week. This was stated by the regional director of the organization Hans Kluge at a briefing.

Society » Health | December 7, 2021, Tuesday // 14:50 | Viewed: 2854

Record Number of Deaths from COVID-19 in Greece

Greece has registered a record number of deaths from COVID-19 on a daily basis, local media reported. 116 deaths were registered in the country yesterday, BTA reported.

Society » Health | December 7, 2021, Tuesday // 13:57 | Viewed: 3282
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