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Measures to combat coronavirus spread have made the air cleaner

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Road traffic in Sofia has been reduced considerably after the National Crisis Staff introduced restrictive measures to check the spread of coronavirus.

Many people say the air is cleaner, a fact confirmed by measurements of particulate matter and ozone levels in the atmosphere. The AirBg.info platform is now registering a medium level of particulate matter of around 10 micrograms, as compared to 20-25 micrograms for the same period of last year. 



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