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Children only accompanied in the shopping centers of Sofia
By order of the Regional Health Inspection in Sofia, from today until November 30, minors can visit the shopping centers in the presence of a parent or guardian, guardian, caregiver or adult without disability provided by the previous one. A “green corridor” is also being implemented between 8:00 and 10:00, in which citizens over 65 can visit supermarkets. People under 65 are recommended to shop outside of these hours.
The Metropolitan of Stara Zagora is infected
His Eminence Metropolitan Kyprian of Stara Zagora tested positive for coronavirus, the Saint Metropolitan of Stara Zagora announced. Metropolitan Cyprian is in good health and receiving home treatment. All contact persons have been sent to RHI and have also been quarantined. The premises of the Metropolitan House and the administrative building of the Metropolitan Stara Zagora were disinfected. Employees have switched to remote mode.
Conflict in the “Alexandrovska Hospital” due to the COVID ward
The only transplant clinic in Bulgaria will be transformed into a COVID ward. This sparked a dispute between the head of the Alexandrovska Hospital, where the clinic is located, and the head of the ward that will be transferred, BNT reported. The hospital director explained that the patients would be transferred to the nephrology ward. However, the clinic’s director told BNT that he would not transfer his patients without an explicit order.
Transplant patients will be relocated to a site where there has been an infection.
“It’s simple. Patients are at risk. There is COVID. So if bad things move and happen, who will be to blame?” Explained Professor Emil Paskalev, head of the Nephrology and Transplant Clinic.
According to the director of the COVID hospital, the ward “existed” in the past.
He added that if the measures were followed, the number of new infected per day would not be around 4,000, but between 500 and 600.
According to his calculations, the true carriers of the virus are eight times more, or 376 thousand, of which about 280 thousand have no symptoms. As an option to control the epidemic, Professor Vitanov recommended a two-week state lockdown with restriction of all departures.
The director of emergency care in Pazardzhik is infected
Part of the center’s team has been quarantined. Additional coordination has been established between the individual emergency centers in the district, so as not to interrupt the current pace of work.
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By order, the military will donate plasma.
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The government has not considered the possibility of a serious tightening of measures and the introduction of a national quarantine, added Karakachanov. He clarified that this must be decided by the National Operational Headquarters.
More money is sought for tour operators and travel agents
We will seek an additional funding opportunity for tour operators and travel agents within the framework of the “Innovation and Competitiveness” Operational Program, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova told Darik Radio today. He added that so far 10 million BGN has been agreed and during the procedure 840 applications have been received from the industry for 64 million BGN. Nikoova also specified that to provide additional funding from the EU, a financial justification and analysis is needed. A survey was developed and uploaded to the Ministry’s institutional website to collect and prepare this information. We have demanded another BGN 50 million to support tour operators and travel agents, Minister Nikolova explained.
He added that if the measures were followed, the number of new infected per day would not be around 4,000, but between 500 and 600.
According to his calculations, the true carriers of the virus are eight times more, or 376 thousand, of which about 280 thousand have no symptoms. As an option to control the epidemic, Professor Vitanov recommended two weeks of state closure with restriction of all departures.
Minister Banov: theaters and operas will not close
Regarding intentions to enter theaters, operas and other cultural events after passing an antigen test, Banov explained that details are still being clarified. “We need to show society that we care that they consume culture,” he said.
Green corridor hours are changing
The green corridor in which adults over 65 can shop in stores will become a fact in Sofia tomorrow or Monday, BTV reported. Initially it was reported that the corridor was from 10 am to 12 pm, but the time zone was adjusted from 8 am to 10 pm Adults can shop at other times, but it is recommended for them.
Hospitals cannot refuse to admit a patient with coronavirus. All should be accepted, the new head of the Medical Supervision Agency, Dr. Georgi Deyanov, who a few days ago became the head of the agency, told BTV today. He said 80 alerts related to refusal to treat patients with suspected coronavirus were being investigated.
We move on the razor’s edge, says Tomislav Donchev
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The deputy prime minister commented that the government has a list of additional measures, but to date it is not necessary to take such measures. Donchev believes that compared to spring, the difference from spring is huge because doctors are so much more prepared. According to him, the state has managed to reorganize the hospital system. Donchev is of the opinion that the situation is serious enough for the president to take a position on what should be done and how the crisis should be managed.
The largest number of tests so far
However, the number of hospitalized patients continues to increase and there are already 3,563, 139 more than the day before, as well as those in intensive care units, 257 (7).
There is no change in the distribution by districts – most are the newly discovered virus carriers in Sofia – 1435, Plovdiv (382) and Blagoevgrad (237).
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