Yambol

Last night, ten illegal migrants were injured in a jeep accident near the Bulgarian city of Yambol. The incident occurred shortly before 8:00 p.m., according to Dr. Valentin Valchev, deputy director of the regional hospital "St. Panteleimon."

In a move that underscores the complexities of Bulgaria's evolving defense strategy, Yambol Mayor Valentin Revanski has announced plans to hold a local referendum regarding the proposed expansion of the Kabile barracks area to accommodate 2,000 NATO troops.

The Central Electoral Commission published the results with 100% of the protocols of the sectional electoral commissions have been processed throughout the country in the municipal electoral commissions in 27 regional cities.

Georgi Gospodinov (L) and translator Angela Rodel (R) pose after winning the International Booker Prize at the International Booker Prize 2023 awards ceremony in London, 23 May 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN

People wait to cast ballots at a polling station in a school for the parliamentary elections in Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 April 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

"On December 15 this year, we will have our first medical helicopter." This was stated by caretaker Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev on the National Television

The purchase agreement was concluded with the Italian company "Leonardo". In the following years, we will gradually receive the remaining five helicopters. One machine costs about 18 million euros, the minister said.

Co-infection between influenza strain A (H3N2) and SARS-CoV-2 proved by National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD)

129 cases of the viral variant Omicron of SARS-CoV-2 have been identified in Bulgaria after cell genomic sequencing performed by the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

Bulgaria's government has spent an additional EUR 3 billion on wages and pensions during its current term of office as compared to 2017, this country's Premier Boyko Borissov said during his visit to the town of Yambol (Southeastern Bulgaria).

The new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are 33 and the cured ones - 38.

Vidin in Bulgaria's economically depressed north-west has seen a rise in recent COVID-19 cases, with the local hospital and a Roma neighbourhood being the worst affected.