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the seriousness of the epidemiological situation in the country, though his position is believed to have ultimately become a minority view within the
National Operational Headquarters, which was disbanded in mid April 2021, as well as among many politicians. He has, however, also been criticized himself for bowing down to political pressure and reneging on certain medical principles as well as for playing a part in the decision adopted by Bulgaria not to make full use of its initial EU vaccine quota.
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The country was very strongly affected by a second wave in the autumn of 2020 and a third one in the spring of 2021. Mutafchiyski has been lauded for being one of the few public figures who remained consistent in demanding the adoption of an uncompromising approach to the virus, refusing to downplay
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and prevent a collapse of the healthcare system. As early as 13 March 2020, he stated "The key word for all measures is social distancing and self-isolation". On 10 April 2020, he was worried that "there were bunches of 7-8 people on the streets" and has linked this to a spike in infections the
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and became a doctoral student the same year. He graduated in 2011 and was promoted to associate professor in 2012. In 2014, he became the Head of the MMA Surgery
Department. In the same year, he became the Deputy Head of the Academy. Since 2015, he has been a Professor of Surgery.
519:"ДВ, бр. 14 от 13 Февруари 2018 г., Указ No. 27 за назначаване на полковник Венцислав Методиев Мутафчийски на длъжността началник на Военномедицинската академия и главен лекар на въоръжените сили на Република България и удостояването му с висше офицерско звание „бригаден генерал""
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general's brash speaking style and clashes with journalists are believed to have contributed to eroding his public image among a number of
Bulgarians. In a December 2021 interview, Mutafchiyski stated that Bulgaria had pursued a
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Bulgaria, despite critical attitudes on his decisions in Bulgarian media, and was highly praised for refusing to report discriminatory ethnic statistics against the
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following week. Because the
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services only on TV, and was pleased that social distancing measures and the low attendance were sufficient to prevent the churches from becoming a
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l'histoire, a fait des statistiques sur une base ethnique?»
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