World News | Bulgaria's FM Genchovska Tests Positive for COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska has tested positive for COVID-19, her ministry said here on Wednesday.
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska has tested positive for COVID-19, her ministry said here on Wednesday.
Genchovska will remain under medical supervision and her deputy, Irena Dimitrova, will perform the duties of the minister.
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Genchovska has been vaccinated with two doses, the ministry said.
Genchovska has held the post since December 2021. To date, Bulgaria has registered 757,710 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 31,237 deaths. Of these, 6,252 cases and 157 fatalities were reported by the health authorities on Tuesday alone.
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An emergency epidemic situation was initially declared in Bulgaria on May 2020 for a period of one month, replacing the state of emergency announced on March 13, 2020. It has already been extended several times, most recently until the end of March 2022. (ANI/Xinhua)
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