Pandemic

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 157, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

4,212 tests were performed, which means that the proportion of positive results is 3.72 percent.

4 patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 137, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

3,171 tests were done, which means that the proportion of positive results is 4.1 percent.

One patient with a confirmed coronavirus infection died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 128, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

3,644 tests were done, which means that the proportion of positive results is 3.5 percent.

Five patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 193, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

4,308 tests were carried out, which means that the proportion of positive results is 4.48 percent.

3 patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

The new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 230, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

5,553 tests were performed, which means that the share of positive results is 4.1 percent.

Five patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

Uncertainty in the market led to one in three retailers running promotions or discounts even over the festive period, but more than one in four businesses had higher sales this holiday season, compared with the same period in 2021, according to a study by the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE), which was released on Friday, regarding the activity of commercial stores

The new confirmed coronavirus cases in Bulgaria for the last 24 hours are 45, according to the data of the Unified Information Portal.

743 tests were done, which means that the share of positive results is 6 percent.

No patients with confirmed coronavirus infection have died.

In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travelers after Beijing ends inbound quarantine rules.

"We used to say 'ni hao' all the time," he said with a laugh as he whipped up a portrait in minutes.

With Asian visitors still largely absent, major Paris museums struggled to regain pre-pandemic numbers in 2022, despite a huge recovery from the previous year, official figures showed on Jan. 5.

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, welcomed 7.8 million people last year, a 170-percent increase on 2021, but still down 19 percent on 2019.

In China, the death of more and more famous people is being announced, prompting residents to question the previous data on mortality from COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, writes the BBC.