Bulgaria's finance minister tests positive for COVID-19

Bulgaria

© APA | Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev

# 26 January 2022 00:02 (UTC +04:00)

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev has tested positive for COVID-19, the finance ministry said Tuesday, APA reports.

Vassilev got tested on Tuesday after he felt unwell and will perform his duties remotely, the ministry said in a statement in the evening.

Parliament Speaker Nikola Minchev and Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

To date, a total of 891,277 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Bulgaria, including 11,049 in the last 24 hours, according to the country's Health Ministry.

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