Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

"We are already in a new wave of COVID-19", confirmed on Nova TV the chief state health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev.

"We are moving 3-4 weeks after what is happening in Western Europe. In the next two to three weeks, we are expected to face an increase in the new wave," he said.

Again, a high number of newly infected - every fourth test is positive. As of today, the changed validity of the green certificate when traveling in the European Union comes into force. It will be valid for 9 months after the last dose but remains indefinite for those who have a booster dose.

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Regarding the new variants of the virus and the protection from it - in the studio of "The day begins" the topics were commented by the virologist Assoc. Prof. Lyubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb.

The British version of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes the disease COVID-19) was found in 70 percent of the samples in Bulgaria, which were suspected to contain it, said the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

By the end of January, a flu wave is expected to occur. That's what Prof. Iva Hristova, Deputy Director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases said before BNT.

She pointed out that the flu virus is late this year and the initial  expectations of specialists are for a much lower flu wave.

The director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev commented on the development of the coronavirus epidemic in Bulgaria. He warned that an increase in mortality from COVID-19 in Bulgaria should be expected.

"The sun and water are enemies of the coronavirus, the sea is safe," said Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

According to him, a reasonable person does not gather indoors, does not make contact, does not kiss and hugs their friends.

If the trend of coronavirus continues to increase and if we have difficulty stopping the new five outbreaks, then I will suggest that some of the measures be restored. This was stated by Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev, director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and a member of the staff for combating the infection.

15 are the laboratory confirmed cases of measles in Bulgaria. Clinical data confirms that they are more than 20, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

The peak of the flu in Bulgaria is expected to be in January, Todor Kantardjiev, director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, told Nova TV. According to him, the percentage of vaccinated people is ridiculously low.