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Health Ministry with emergency measures until March 29: schools, kindergartens closed, only grocery stores, pharmacies open

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Bulgaria's Ministry of Health has introduced extraordinary measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak in this country. Until March 29, universities, schools and kindergartens will be closed. All forms and activities with children and students are discontinued. Amusement and gaming halls, discos, bars, shopping malls, catering establishments will be closed. Only grocery stores and pharmacies will be open. All mass events, sports, cultural and scientific forums will be suspended. 

All employers are urged to introduce a remote form of work. 

Consultations of children and pregnant women, preventive examinations and immunizations, and scheduled operations are suspended.




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