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Source: Georgi Dimitrov / Vesti.bg
“In all my actions I must be guided by the interests of the people. The decisions I make are based on reason, science and practical experience gained so far in the world,” said Health Minister Prof. Kostadin Angelov in the program “Panorama” in BNT.
He said he understood the restaurateurs’ concerns, but that the measures should be launched in stages.
“I understand restaurateurs, bartenders, waiters, restaurant managers. I understand all their concerns. They have taken many measures, but the most important of all is to save people’s lives and health. I am not prepared for these cases of the new type” . from this virus in Bulgaria, we should start losing lives again and go back to where we were. Until a few weeks ago, Israel was an example in the world both for the number of vaccinated, and for the number of cases of diseases in hospitals. Last week, there are 8,000 cases a day, 1,000 in intensive care units. We cannot afford such action. “said Minister Angelov, quoted by Focus.
“We are very careful in our assessment of which measures deserve to be granted and which ones to continue to maintain. We grant the measures in steps of 14 days, and during these days we make a realistic assessment of the situation. Here, too, antigen tests help us. We We equate when deciding whether a person has this disease with pronounced clinical symptoms. We test target groups and thus understand the condition of large groups in society. For example, Bulgarian teachers – from the tests we carry out with them, we actually understand that a most of them are negative. 0.02% of the tests analyzed are positive. This gives us great peace of mind at this time, but does not give us the right to make hasty and emotional decisions, “added the Minister. Angelov.
The Health Minister noted that there are currently 33 verified cases of the British virus in Bulgaria.
He explained that there are still no proven cases of South Africans and Brazilians.
“I don’t think that part of the pandemic is escaping us because the numbers speak for themselves. We used to be in one of the leading places in terms of mortality. Now we are almost in the middle places in the European Union. Many Bulgarian doctors and nurses to get to this place, “he added.
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