Stefan Yanev

Prime Minister Stefan Yanev Tuesday said he was ready to head a new caretaker cabinet if necessary.

The regions in the so-called red COVID zone, where the incidence is between 250 and 500 new infected per 100 thousand population for a period of 14 days, are already twelve.

They have increased six times in a week, after official data last week identified two areas to the alarming red zone.

Increase in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in Bulgaria. The new cases are 2090. The percentage of infected is 6.5 when more than 32,000 tests are performed. 109 people lost the battle with the disease.

The largest number of infected is in Sofia, Plovdiv, and Stara Zagora. Another 10,412 doses of vaccine were given.

"Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus is not being considered," said caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev during a visit to the Medical University in Sofia.

The Council of Ministers has decided to provide support and asylum to up to 70 Afghan citizens who have worked at the Bulgarian embassy in Kabul and together with the Bulgarian contingents in the field.

Caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev discussed with the Russian ambassador the "black box" of the MiG-29 to be sent to Russia. The Bulgarian military will be able to transport it in the coming days.

The situation with the fire in the Rhodope mountains s has been contained. If necessary, aircraft from the Bulgarian Army, will be used. This confirmed the caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev at the beginning of the government session, early today.

Bulgarians stranded in Afghanistan will be evacuated. This was announced by the caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev during his visit to the village of Gabrovo.

In the village, he met with firefighters and forest officials.
Yanev clarified that there are more than 11 Bulgarians in Afghanistan and the necessary measures have already been taken for their evacuation.

In a statement on Saturday National
Assembly Chair Iva Miteva said she will convene an extraordinary parliamentary sitting on August 17 in connection with a video
of police brutality during last year's anti-government protests.
The video, shown in Parliament on Friday, caused shock and a wave of comments both on social networks and among politicians,

The video of police brutality during last year's anti-establishment protests shown in Parliament on Friday, caused shock and a wave of comments both on social networks and among politicians, who on Saturday described the footage as "harrowing" and called for those responsible to be held accountable.