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Bulgaria supports coordinated measures in EU amid Covid-19 pandemic

Minister Kostadin Angelov
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Bulgaria supports coordinated measures related to quarantine requirements and testing amidst coronavirus epidemic in all EU member states, this country’s Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov said at an informal video conference of the Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). Thus, the confusion that was witnessed in the spring of 2020 will be avoided, BNR reporters inform.

Minister Angelov underlined that Bulgaria strictly adhered to the fourteen-day mandatory quarantine recommended by the World Health Organization. “I believe that taking into consideration the scientific recommendations and in view of the forthcoming flu season, we should continue to adhere to the established rules”, Minister Angelov said further.




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