Bulgaria extends Covid-19 epidemic emergency period to August 31
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers on July 28 adopted a decision to extend the period of the declared emergency epidemic situation, as of August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021.
According to the World Health Organization, as of July 18, 2021, the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the world is more than 190 million, and the total number of deaths exceeds 4 million. The number of new cases reported in the last week (July 12 -18, 2021), is more than 3.4 million people, with an increase of 12% compared to the previous one.
At the current pace of the pandemic, the total number of cases over the next three weeks is expected to exceed 200 million.
Globally, Bulgaria ranks 7th in total mortality rate from COVID-19 and 67th in 14-day mortality. In the age distribution of cases, there is a decrease in the incidence in all groups, and from the past few days there is an increase in the 14-day incidence in persons under the age of 39 and the elderly over the age of 90.
Until July 18,2021, only 18.1% of the population in Bulgaria was covered with the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, and 16.2% had completed the full vaccination course with two doses, which ranks the country in last place among the EU countries / EEA.
It is necessary to maintain the achieved decline in the registered morbidity in the country, as well as to prepare the health care system and the public health care system for response to a possible new pandemic wave. The strict application of health requirements upon entry into the country by the border health control authorities, as well as the introduction of restrictions on access to the country will help reduce the likelihood of the spread of new variants in Bulgaria.
The main anti-epidemic measure in the fight against infectious diseases is vaccine prophylaxis, which is why it is important to improve the awareness of people of different age and social groups about the benefits of vaccination and the associated opportunity to protect their loved ones from COVID-19.
