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53% of Bulgarians say the worst of the pandemic is over: Survey

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As of mid-June 53% of Bulgarians say they believe that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, and 13% believe that the worst is yet to come, indicate data from a social survey by Exacta Research Group, conducted in the 6-13 June period among 1,000 Bulgarians aged over 18.

69% describe as adequate the restrictive measures in place from March until May, 2020, to curb the spread of coronavirus in Bulgaria. 64% describe as adequate the measures to relax the state of emergency as of the beginning of May.

89% of the respondents say they observe the anti-epidemic measures. 9% say they know someone who has been infected with coronavirus. 



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