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Boyko Borissov: I don’t want to see medical workers without protective clothing

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Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the head of the National Crisis Staff General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski paid a visit to an advanced technology protective clothing factory in Sofia.

The inspection was streamed live on Facebook. The Bulgarian company Apolo has clothing factories, a development centre and a logistics facility. More than 2,000 laboratory tests are carried out on a yearly basis to make sure the clothes are comfortable and safe. At the moment the company manufactures 2,000 protective suits a day.

“I don’t want to see medical workers without protective clothing,” the Bulgarian prime minister said. 



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