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Bulgaria introduces partial quarantine in Bukovlak village near Pleven

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The Bulgarian village of Bukovlak, Pleven district, was placed under partial quarantine in implementation of the strategy to master the Covid-19 clusters. The number of local residents infected with the novel coronavirus rose to 24 in two days only. 4 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed on June 16. Wearing of face masks on all public places becomes mandatory again in this village. Mass testing for Covid-19 of the village residents begins. The authorities will strictly control the people placed under quarantine after it became clear that several residents diagnosed with Covid-19 were walking freely in the village streets. The village of Bukovlak has a population of 4,500 residents. It is located 5 kilometers north of the town of Pleven. Mayor Rossen Rusanov called Gendarmerie and demanded Police checkpoints in the village after the squabble between violators of Covid-19 measures and other village residents.




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