Vidin

The mayor of Vidin municipality welcomed a Chinese delegation

The mayor of Vidin municipality, Dr. Tsvetan Tsenkov, held a working meeting with representatives of the Chinese company China Railway International Group - one of the world leaders in railway construction. The visit of the Chinese delegation to the Bulgarian city was at the invitation of the Vidin mayor.

In the latest data released by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), significant changes in Bulgaria's settlements have been noted over the past year. These changes encompass various aspects affecting districts and municipalities across the country. Among these changes is the variation in local taxes levied by municipal councils, reflecting regional economic dynamics.

30,181 fewer people died in Bulgaria in 2022 compared to 2021, when the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic was here. This is shown by the data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). However, the total number of the population of Bulgaria decreased by 34,774 people in just one year and on December 31, 2022 it was 6,447 million. For every 1,000 men there are 1,080 women.

Students in the 13 districts of Bulgaria, who already have tests and whose parents agree for the children to be tested twice a week, can return to class from today, November 10, the press center of the Ministry of Education and Science / MES announced. /.

The fourth wave of Covid-19 continues to disrupt our rhythm of life. On Monday, Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Education and Science Professor Nikolay Denkov told journalists that since the beginning of the new school year, the number of quarantined teachers increased twofold and that the number of students placed under quarantine saw a fourfold increase.

In the period 2018 - 2020, life expectancy at birth of the Bulgarian population was 74.6 years, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on May 11.

This is a decrease of 0.3 years compared with the 2017 - 2019 period, the NSI said.

For men, life expectancy at birth is 71.1 years and for women, 78.2 years.

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has banned the sale, serving and consumption of alcohol in public catering establishments and other public places on April 4, the day of Bulgaria's parliamentary elections.

The ban will be in effect from 6am until 9pm on Sunday. Voting in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections is scheduled to end at 8pm.

Due to the significant increase in the number of newly registered Covid-19 cases in Vratsa (North-Western Bulgaria) and following a proposal by the Municipal Operational Headquarters, additional anti-epidemic measures will be introduced there for the period until March 18. The measures are temporary and can be changed depending on the epidemiological situation.

1555 are the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bulgaria according to the data of the National Operational Headquarters, as of 5:00 pm today, May 1, the Ministry of Health reported. Today, another 14 new cases have been proved, with 8 in the Vidin district, 1 in the Plovdiv, Yambol and Sliven districts, and 3 in Sofia. The labs continue to work.

President Rumen Radev called on MPs to donate their March salaries for the fight against the coronavirus, and provoked the reaction of government representatives with his comments in connection with the measures during the state of emergency.

The head of state warned that the measures to protect the country from socio-economic catastrophe are not taken at the appropriate time.