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"The available data on Coronavirus morbidity rate do not show that we can start relaxing the anti-epidemic measures," Petar Velkov, a professor and crisis management expert, told BNR

The new cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria are 2037 with 5 986 PCR tests performed for the last 24 hours. 996 are newly treated, 79 are dead, 516 are in the intensive care unit, according to the Unified Information Portal. Most new cases are in Sofia and Varna.

Montreal – Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik took part on Friday in a virtual session of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, the first meeting of the alliance founded this summer. Koritnik said Slovenia was working on a national AI programme.

The man was admitted to hospital because of severe burns. Later, however, it turned out that he had bilateral pneumonia, and his condition sharply deteriorated. Until the last moment the medical institution does not make a PCR test for this patient.

Kranj – Electricity meter maker Iskraemeco has signed a contract with Iceland’s largest power distributor Veitur on an advanced smart metering project that will allow Veitur to transform electricity, heat and water networks into a sustainable smart network, the Kranj-based company said on Tuesday.

In the last 24 hours, a record number of coronavirus patients in Bulgaria have died after complications - 221 people.
The newly infected were 2814 when 6825 PCR tests were performed. This means that the positive samples are close to 41.2 percent.

457 people are in intensive care units. The cured for the last day are 1971.

Not long ago, tuning into a Bulgarian podcast was rare. In just a few years, however, the situation has changed hugely both in terms of choice and listeners' habits. Productions in different genres increasingly appear out of nowhere, and the podcast format is on the verge of obtaining serious momentum. 

According to the preliminary data in July 2019 the Industrial Production Index , seasonally adjusted , rose by 0.8% as compared to June 2019, reported the National Statistical Institute (NSI). 

In July 2019 the working day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 0.9% in comparison with the same month of 2018.

Beach umbrellas are covered with snow at the beach in the town of Artemida, Greece Tuesday. [Vassilis Triandafyllou/Reuters]

The companies looking for oil and gas on land and sea in western Greece will invest 500 million euros in the next 7-8 years, according to the head of the state-owned company that negotiates the exploration licenses.