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Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Tuesday announced the imposition of firm new restrictions as the government steps up its efforts to combat public hesitancy about coronavirus vaccination.

The opening of the school year with in-person instruction will take place on September 13 for all students, and parents may agree or oppose their children over 12 being vaccinated by filling in some forms, Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu said Tuesday.

"The session will focus on the beginning of the school year. That is why we invited representatives of the teachers' union, the president of the high school forum and the president of the pediatricians' association to the session, who will address the public later," Prime Minister said.

Turkey will require unvaccinated people to present negative PCR tests to attend social events, such as concerts, or to enter public venues, including cinemas and theaters, starting Sept. 6.

 Bulgarian vaccination model has become a global phenomenon.

There are people all over the world who are skeptical about vaccines and their results. However nowhere in the civilized world, where vaccines are available, we could see something similar as in Bulgaria - only 15-16% of the population is fully vaccinated.

The Ministry of Health with an explanation of the order for the new measures

There is no tightening of the measures, on the contrary, with the new order, the restaurateurs could now work at 100%, not as before at 50%. This was stated by the Caretaker Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov.

Fully vaccinated people in England are from Aug. 16 no longer be required to self-isolate if they have had close contact with a coronavirus case, as restrictions continue to be eased.

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Ljubljana, 15 August – Out of 920 PCR tests performed on Saturday, 95 came back positive, the highest daily case count over weekends since 6 June, as the epidemiological situation kept deteriorating in Slovenia, show fresh official data. The 14-day incidence per 100,000 residents increased by one to 99.

Ljubljana – A total of 264 new coronavirus infections were confirmed in Slovenia on Friday in 1,869 PCR tests, for a positivity rate of 14.1%, up 3.3 percentage points compared to the day before. The number of new infections confirmed yesterday is by 65 higher than on Thursday, and is the highest daily number since 3 June.

The number of new cases in just two weeks got cut by half from 54,674 registered on July 17, to 22,287 on August 2.